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