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