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