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