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City for Conquest
1940, Sep 21
1h 44m
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
Directed by
Jean Negulesco, Anatole Litvak
Ward Bond
First Policeman (uncredited)
Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny
Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash
Dick Wessel
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'
George Tobias
'Pinky'
James Cagney
Danny Kenny
Joyce Compton
Lilly
Frank McHugh
'Mutt'
Lee Patrick
Gladys
Selmer Jackson
Doctor
Steve Carruthers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Doctor
Frank Faylen
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson
Garry Owen
Reporter (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Dance Judge (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Ben Welden
Cobb
Dale Van Sickel
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
Newsboy (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Man Yelling at Ringside (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Radio Listener (uncredited)
William Phillips
Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
John Dilson
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Bill Poster (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Sally Payne
Singer (uncredited)
James Dime
Gym Rat (uncredited)
Warren Douglas
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Tonbstone Painter (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Mickey Miller (uncredited)
Leo White
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Irene - Dressing Room Blonde (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Gaul
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
William Newell
Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
David Gorcey
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Margaret Hayes
Sally - Irene's Friend (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Dance Floor Guard #2 (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Max Leonard
Jack Perry
Wales' Handler (uncredited)
John Arledge
Salesman
Dudley Dickerson
Doorman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Craven
'Old Timer'
William Marshall
Man in Peggy's Dressing Room (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Man Next to MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Nash
Elliott Sullivan
Photographer (uncredited)
George Humbert
Organ Grinder's Shill (uncredited)
George Lloyd
'Goldie'
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Champion Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Sidney - Pupil (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Al's Pal (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Harris Berger
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman
Boy (uncredited)
James Conaty
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited)
George Ford
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Malvern Gilmartin
Boy (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Cannonball Wales (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Dance Judge (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Gym Trainer (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Referee in Wales Fight (uncredited)
Danny Jackson
Boy (uncredited)
Lois James
Chorus girl (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Fight Ringsider / Party Guest (uncredited)
Paula Lane
Girl (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Danny's Trainer (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bernice Pilot
Della - Peggy's Maid (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jackie Salling
Boy (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Mush (uncredited)
George Boyce
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
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