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