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