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