Movie Description
City for Conquest
(1940)Overview
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?
Featured Crew
- Director : Anatole Litvak,Jean Negulesco
- Producer : William Cagney,Anatole Litvak
- Editor : William Holmes
- Cast : James Cagney,Ann Sheridan,Frank Craven,Donald Crisp,Frank McHugh,Arthur Kennedy,George Tobias,Jerome Cowan,Elia Kazan,Anthony Quinn,Lee Patrick,Blanche Yurka,George Lloyd,Joyce Compton,Thurston Hall,Ben Welden,John Arledge,Edward Keane,Selmer Jackson,Joseph Crehan,Murray Alper,Walter Bacon,Harris Berger,Ward Bond,Wade Boteler,James Carlisle,Steve Carruthers,Hugh Chapman,James Conaty,Oliver Cross,Dudley Dickerson,John Dilson,James Dime,Warren Douglas,Jay Eaton,Frank Faylen,Pat Flaherty,George Ford,Edward Gargan,Joe Gilbert,Malvern Gilmartin,David Gorcey,Joe Gray,Harrison Greene,Kit Guard,Robert Haines,Margaret Hayes,Sam Hayes,Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian,Arthur Housman,George Humbert,John Indrisano,Danny Jackson,Thomas E. Jackson,Lois James,Payne B. Johnson,Colin Kenny,Victor Kilian,Joseph La Cava,Mike Lally,Charles Lane,Paula Lane,Ethelreda Leopold,Carl M. Leviness,Michael Mark,William Marshall,Eric Mayne,Pat McKee,Sidney Miller,Hans Moebus,Bert Moorhouse,Jack Mower,William Newell,William H. O'Brien,George O'Hanlon,Garry Owen,Paul Panzer,Sally Payne,Jack Perry,Lee Phelps,William Phillips,Bernice Pilot,Alexander Pollard,Fred Rapport,Jackie Salling,Scott Seaton,John Sheehan,Charles Sherlock,Buster Slaven,Stephen Soldi,Bob Steele,Larry Steers,Charles Sullivan,Elliott Sullivan,Frank Sully,Dale Van Sickel,Billy Wayne,Dick Wessel,Leo White,Frank Wilcox,Charles C. Wilson,Tom Wilson,Robert Winkler,George Boyce
Cast
Danny Kenny
Peggy Nash
'Old Timer'
Scotty MacPherson
'Mutt'
Eddie Kenny
'Pinky'
'Dutch'
'Googi'
Murray Burns
Gladys
Mrs. Nash
'Goldie'
Lilly
Max Leonard
Cobb
Salesman
Gaul
Doctor
Doctor
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
First Policeman (uncredited)
New York Policeman (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Gym Rat (uncredited)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Cannonball Wales (uncredited)
Dance Judge (uncredited)
Mickey Miller (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sally - Irene's Friend (uncredited)
Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Organ Grinder's Shill (uncredited)
Referee in Wales Fight (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited)
Chorus girl (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Al's Pal (uncredited)
Bill Poster (uncredited)
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Fight Ringsider / Party Guest (uncredited)
Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Irene - Dressing Room Blonde (uncredited)
Champion Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Tonbstone Painter (uncredited)
Man in Peggy's Dressing Room (uncredited)
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Danny's Trainer (uncredited)
Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Man Next to MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Newsboy (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Singer (uncredited)
Wales' Handler (uncredited)
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Della - Peggy's Maid (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Man Yelling at Ringside (uncredited)
Dance Judge (uncredited)
Sidney - Pupil (uncredited)
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dance Floor Guard #2 (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)
Mush (uncredited)
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCity for Conquest
Status Released
Release Information
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1940-09-21
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 44m
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Romance
- Drama
- Crime