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