The Duke (1999 film)  The Duke is a 1999 direct-to-video British-Canadian film. Its plot concerns a dog, Hubert, inheriting a Scottish country mansion. When the kind hearted duke of the manor dies, he leaves his estate to his Black and Tan Coonhound, Hubert, with Charlotte the Butler's niece as his guardian. However, two greedy relatives have it in for the dog, as they scheme to take over the manor.