1940
6.8 (32 votes)
1h 44m
Genres
Romance
Drama
Crime
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
City for Conquest
A story with all the fire and fury of its two great stars!
Overview
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?
Key Crew
Director: Jean Negulesco, Anatole Litvak
Director of Photography: Sol Polito, James Wong Howe
Producer: William Cagney, Anatole Litvak
Screenplay: John Wexley
Top 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'
Videos
City for Conquest - Trailer
