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?

Anatole Litvak 104 min United States of America

DirectorAnatole Litvak

CastAnn Sheridan, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Frank Craven, Frank McHugh, James Cagney

CountryUnited States of America

Duration104 min