City for Conquest (movie)

City for Conquest (movie)

  • User score: 6.8
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Jean Negulesco , Anatole Litvak
  • Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Genre: Music, Drama, Crime
  • Release date: 9/21/1940
  • Run time: 104 min.

Movie description

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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James Cagney

James Cagney

Role(s): Danny Kenny

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Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Role(s): Peggy Nash

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Frank Craven

Frank Craven

Role(s): 'Old Timer'

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Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Role(s): Scotty MacPherson

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Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Role(s): 'Mutt'

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