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