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City for Conquest

Anatole Litvak

1940 • 1h 44m

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 li...

City for Conquest

City for Conquest - Trailer

Cast

James Cagney

James CagneyDanny Kenny

Ann Sheridan

Ann SheridanPeggy Nash

Frank Craven

Frank Craven'Old Timer'

Donald Crisp

Donald CrispScotty MacPherson

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh'Mutt'

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur KennedyEddie Kenny

George Tobias

George Tobias'Pinky'

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan'Dutch'

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan'Googi'

Anthony Quinn

Anthony QuinnMurray Burns

Lee Patrick

Lee PatrickGladys

Blanche Yurka

Blanche YurkaMrs. Nash

George Lloyd

George Lloyd'Goldie'

Joyce Compton

Joyce ComptonLilly

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallMax Leonard

Crew

Anatole Litvak

Anatole LitvakProducer

Hal B. Wallis

Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer

William Cagney

William CagneyProducer

Max Steiner

Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

James Wong Howe

James Wong HoweDirector of Photography

Jean Negulesco

Jean NegulescoDirector

Harvey Parry

Harvey ParryStunts

Byron Haskin

Byron HaskinSpecial Effects

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. WarnerProduction Manager

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City for Conquest (1940) — Backlot Notes