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