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