City for Conquest (1940)
"A story with all the fire and fury of its two great stars!"
Title: City for Conquest
Original Title: City for Conquest
Release Date: 1940-09-21
Status: Released
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 32 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Romance, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
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?
Cast
James Cagney
Danny Kenny
Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash
Frank Craven
'Old Timer'
Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson
Frank McHugh
'Mutt'
Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny
George Tobias
'Pinky'
Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'
Elia Kazan
'Googi'
Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
