City for Conquest (1940)

City for Conquest

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: Sep 21, 1940

Duration: 1h 44m

Genres: Romance, Drama, Crime

Actors: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh

Director: Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco

IMDb: 6.8/10