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