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