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