The Duke Comes Back is a 1937 American drama film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Adele B. Buffington and Edmund Seward.

The film stars Allan Lane, Heather Angel and Genevieve Tobin.

[1][2][3] Duke Foster dethrones boxing's heavyweight champion, then promptly announces his engagement to Susan Corbin, a high-society girl whose financier father, Arnold Corbin, disapproves of her choice in men.

Susan's sensible sister Pauline persuades their father the marriage will be fine and becomes Duke's partner in a publishing business so that he can quit fighting.

A corrupt promoter, Jim Watson, bets a bundle on Duke's opponent, Bronski, and has Susan and her son taken hostage.