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