The Duke Is Tops
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The Duke Is Tops is a 1938 American musical film released by Million Dollar Productions and directed by William Nolte. The film was later released in 1944 under the title The Bronze Venus. It features top-billed Lena Horne in her film debut, along with Ralph Cooper. The film was one of the low-budget musical film "race movies" made in the 1930s and 1940s for the African-American market. The casts and production teams of these films were almost all black, and the music reflected current tastes in jazz and rhythm and blues.
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Directed by | William Nolte |
Written by | Adaptation: Phil Dunham |
Produced by | Harry M. Popkin |
Starring | Ralph Cooper Lena Horne |
Cinematography | Robert E. Cline J. Henry Kruse |
Edited by | Alice Greenwood Arthur A. Brooks |
Music by | Harvey Brooks Ben Ellison |
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Distributed by | Million Dollar Productions |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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