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City for Conquest (1940)

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?

Release: 1940-09-21
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: 6.736 / 10
Cast
James Cagney
James Cagney
Danny Kenny
Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash
Frank Craven
Frank Craven
'Old Timer'
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
'Mutt'
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny
George Tobias
George Tobias
'Pinky'
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
'Googi'
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
Gladys
Blanche Yurka
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Nash
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
'Goldie'
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
Lilly
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Max Leonard
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
Cobb
John Arledge
John Arledge
Salesman
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
Gaul