The Duke Steps Out is a 1929 American synchronized sound comedy-drama film directed by James Cruze and starring William Haines and Joan Crawford. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film is lost, but the Vitaphone sound discs track of music and sound effects survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files; Metro/MGMThe Duke Steps Out at silentera.com
Plot Duke, a pampered millionaire's son, who longs to be a boxer, takes an interest in Susie, a college coed, after he defends her from being bullied. Duke's interest in Susie leads him to enroll in the same school as Susie. After a misunderstanding between Duke and Susie, they realize they are meant to be together and are reunited.
Cast William Haines as Duke Joan Crawford as Susie Karl Dane as Barney, Duke's Chauffeur Tenen Holtz as Jake, Duke's Manager Edward Nugent as Tommy Wells Jack Roper as Poison Kerrigan Delmer Daves as Bossy Edwards Luke Cosgrave as Professor Widdicomb Herbert Prior as Mr. Corbin Gwen Lee (uncredited) Harold Lockwood (uncredited) Gertrude Messinger (uncredited) Marie Messinger (uncredited)
Music The film featured a theme song entitled "Just You" which was composed by William Axt, David Mendoza and Raymond Klages.
Box office According to MGM records the film earned $714,000 in the US and Canada and $206,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $343,000.
See also List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
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