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City for Conquest
Release Date: September 21, 1940
| Year | : | 1940 |
| Slogan | : | «A story with all the fire and fury of its two great stars!» |
| Genres | : | Music, Drama, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Director | : | Jean Negulesco, Anatole Litvak |
| Producers | : | Jack L. Warner, Hal B. Wallis, William Cagney, Anatole Litvak |
| Writers | : | Aben Kandel, John Wexley |
| RunTime | : | 104 mins. |
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?
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Main Actors
James Cagney
Character : Danny Kenny
Ann Sheridan
Character : Peggy Nash
Frank Craven
Character : 'Old Timer'
Donald Crisp
Character : Scotty MacPherson
Frank McHugh
Character : 'Mutt'
Arthur Kennedy
Character : Eddie Kenny
George Tobias
Character : 'Pinky'
Jerome Cowan
Character : 'Dutch'
Elia Kazan
Character : 'Googi'
Anthony Quinn
Character : Murray Burns
Lee Patrick
Character : Gladys
Blanche Yurka
Character : Mrs. Nash
George Lloyd
Character : 'Goldie'
Joyce Compton
Character : Lilly
Thurston Hall
Character : Max Leonard
Ben Welden
Character : Cobb
John Arledge
Character : Salesman
Edward Keane
Character : Gaul
Selmer Jackson
Character : Doctor
Joseph Crehan
Character : Doctor
Murray Alper
Character : Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Character : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Harris Berger
Character : Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Character : First Policeman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Character : New York Policeman (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hugh Chapman
Character : Boy (uncredited)
James Conaty
Character : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
Character : Doorman (uncredited)
John Dilson
Character : Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
James Dime
Character : Gym Rat (uncredited)
Warren Douglas
Character : Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Character : Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Character : Dance Floor Guard (uncredited)
George Ford
Character : Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Character : Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Character : Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Malvern Gilmartin
Character : Boy (uncredited)
David Gorcey
Character : Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Character : Cannonball Wales (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Character : Dance Judge (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Character : Mickey Miller (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Hayes
Character : Sally - Irene's Friend (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
Character : Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Character : Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Character : Radio Listener (uncredited)
George Humbert
Character : Organ Grinder's Shill (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Character : Referee in Wales Fight (uncredited)
Danny Jackson
Character : Boy (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Character : Pep - Sportswriter (uncredited)
Lois James
Character : Chorus girl (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Character : Boy (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Character : Al's Pal (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Character : Bill Poster (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Character : Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Character : Fight Ringsider / Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Character : Al - Dance Team Manager (uncredited)
Paula Lane
Character : Girl (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Character : Irene - Dressing Room Blonde (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Character : Champion Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Character : Tonbstone Painter (uncredited)
William Marshall
Character : Man in Peggy's Dressing Room (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Character : Concert Spectator (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Character : Danny's Trainer (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Character : Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Character : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Character : Man Next to MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
William Newell
Character : Max's Lyricist (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
Character : Newsboy (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Character : Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Character : Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Sally Payne
Character : Singer (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Character : Wales' Handler (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Character : Ring Announcer (uncredited)
William Phillips
Character : Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Bernice Pilot
Character : Della - Peggy's Maid (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Jackie Salling
Character : Boy (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Character : Concert Spectator (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Character : Man Yelling at Ringside (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Character : Dance Judge (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Character : Sidney - Pupil (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Character : Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Character : Kid Callahan (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Character : Dance Floor Guard #2 (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Character : Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Character : Radio Listener (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Character : Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Character : Happy - Googi's Henchman (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Character : Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
Leo White
Character : Dance Contest Observer (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Character : Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Character : Bill - Man Behind MacPherson at Fight (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Character : Man on Fire Escape (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Character : Mush (uncredited)
George Boyce
Character : Dance Contestant (uncredited)
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