---
title: 'The Duke Is Tops (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ralph Cooper'
released: '1938-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-duke-is-tops-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030089/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Duke Is Tops (1938)

1938 · Music · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ralph Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-cooper), [William Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-nolte)

## Cast

- [Lena Horne](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-horne)
- [Ralph Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-cooper)

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