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