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