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