The Duke | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Charles Issacs Jack Elinson [1] |
Starring | Paul Gilbert Phyllis Coates Allen Jenkins |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Bill Harmon [1] |
Running time | 24 mins. |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | July 2 – September 3, 1954 |
The Duke is an American comedy series that aired on NBC from July 2 to September 3, 1954. The series was broadcast live [2] on Fridays from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. [3]
Duke London a/k/a Duke Zenlee [4] was a professional boxer who was also an accomplished painter. Through his artwork he met Rudy Cromwell, who offered to teach him to live a more cultured life. [5] Duke left the boxing ring and opened a nightclub called The Duke's, but both his former promoter and trainer kept trying to persuade him to make a prize-fighting comeback. [2]
A review in The New York Times said that The Duke "trudges along with log-grade comedy and some silly situations". [3]
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