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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
Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco
Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
Ward Bond
First Policeman (uncredited)
James Cagney
Danny Kenny
Charles Lane
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'
Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny
Frank McHugh
'Mutt'
Lee Patrick
Gladys
Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson
Ben Welden
Cobb
Thurston Hall
Max Leonard
Murray Alper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Tobias
'Pinky'
Frank Faylen
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Lilly
Frank Wilcox
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Fight Ringsider / Party Guest (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
Newsboy (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Doctor
Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash
Sidney Miller
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Gaul
Paul Panzer
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Reporter (uncredited)
John Dilson
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Leo White
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
William Phillips
Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Margaret Hayes
Sally - Irene's Friend (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Al's Pal (uncredited)
David Gorcey
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Mickey Miller (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Tonbstone Painter (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)
Frank Craven
'Old Timer'
Steve Carruthers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Bill Poster (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
New York Policeman (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Man Yelling at Ringside (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Doctor
Sally Payne
Singer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Dance Judge (uncredited)
Warren Douglas
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
George Lloyd
'Goldie'
Jack Mower
Man Next to MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Arledge
Salesman
Carl M. Leviness
Champion Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Radio Listener (uncredited)
George Humbert
Organ Grinder's Shill (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Dance Floor Guard #2 (uncredited)
William Newell
Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Wales' Handler (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Irene - Dressing Room Blonde (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)
James Dime
Gym Rat (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Photographer (uncredited)
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Nash
Dudley Dickerson
Doorman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Sidney - Pupil (uncredited)
William Marshall
Man in Peggy's Dressing Room (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)
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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