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