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