The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
Release: 1941-08-29
·Runtime: 76m
Action
Drama
Unable to sign boxer Joe Louis to movie contract, Republic Pictures had to make do with the losers of Louis' heavyweight championship bouts. One of these was Billy Conn, who after being knocked out by Louis in the 13th round awakened to star in the Republic programmer The Pittsburgh Kid. The story finds clean-limned pugilist Conn (playing himself) being managed by pretty Patricia Mallory.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Republic Pictures
Cast
Donald Douglas
as (uncredited)
Veda Ann Borg
as Barbara Ellison
Jonathan Hale
as Max Ellison
Etta McDaniel
as Magenta
Edmund Cobb
as (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
as (uncredited)
Dick Purcell
as Cliff Halliday
Alan Baxter
as Joe Barton
John Kelly
as Knockout Riley
Dick Elliott
as Garvey
Freddie Steele
as Freddie Steel
William Forrest
as (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
as Feets Johnson
John Harmon
as Morrie
Kit Guard
as (uncredited)
Nora Lane
as (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as (uncredited)
Jean Parker
as Patricia Mallory
Robert Barron
as Devlin