City for Conquest
City for Conquest
Release: 1940-09-21
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 6.8
Romance
Drama
Crime
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?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Arledge
as Salesman
Murray Alper
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ward Bond
as First Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Dance Judge (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
as Photographer (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as 'Goldie'
Jay Eaton
as Party Guest (uncredited)
David Gorcey
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
as Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Bob Steele
as Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McHugh
as 'Mutt'
Ben Welden
as Cobb
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Anthony Quinn
as Murray Burns
Wade Boteler
as New York Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
William Newell
as Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
George Tobias
as 'Pinky'
Steve Carruthers
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kit Guard
as Mickey Miller (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as Doctor
Arthur Kennedy
as Eddie Kenny
James Dime
as Gym Rat (uncredited)
Garry Owen
as Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Sully
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Gaul
Colin Kenny
as Al's Pal (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Fight Ringsider / Party Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Irene - Dressing Room Blonde (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Mower
as Man Next to MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
John Dilson
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Warren Douglas
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Champion Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Craven
as 'Old Timer'
Pat Flaherty
as Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Doctor
George Humbert
as Organ Grinder's Shill (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
as 'Googi'
Billy Wayne
as Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
Leo White
as Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
James Cagney
as Danny Kenny
Ann Sheridan
as Peggy Nash
Joyce Compton
as Lilly
Margaret Hayes
as Sally - Irene's Friend (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
as Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
as Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited)
Sally Payne
as Singer (uncredited)
Donald Crisp
as Scotty MacPherson
Jerome Cowan
as 'Dutch'
Michael Mark
as Tonbstone Painter (uncredited)
William Marshall
as Man in Peggy's Dressing Room (uncredited)
Jack Perry
as Wales' Handler (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
William Phillips
as Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
as Max Leonard
Dudley Dickerson
as Doorman (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Bill Poster (uncredited)
John Sheehan
as Man Yelling at Ringside (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
as Sidney - Pupil (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Dance Floor Guard #2 (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Lee Patrick
as Gladys
Blanche Yurka
as Mrs. Nash
