The Duke Is Tops (1938)

19381h 15mdir. Ralph Cooper, William NolteUnited Statesmusical film

With Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne

Directed by Ralph Cooper, William Nolte

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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