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