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