The Duke (TV series)

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The Duke
Genre Comedy
Written byCharles Issacs
Jack Elinson [1]
Starring Paul Gilbert
Phyllis Coates
Allen Jenkins
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerBill Harmon [1]
Running time24 mins.
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJuly 2 (1954-07-02) 
September 3, 1954 (1954-09-03)

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]

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Synopsis

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]

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Critical response

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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References

  1. 1 2 Joe Cullinane, Radio-TV Notes, The Boston Globe, July 1, 1954, page 35
  2. 1 2 Leszczak, Bob (2012-11-02). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. pp. 41–. ISBN   9780786468126 . Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Television in Review: Mediocrity Comes to Fore as Summer Lethargy Wilts the Airwaves" . The New York Times. July 21, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  4. Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2nd edition, page 290, McFarland, Inc., 2014
  5. Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (first edition), page 174, Ballantine, 1979
  6. 1 2 3 4 McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 241. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.