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City for Conquest (1940)

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?

Genres: Crime, Drama, Music, Sport
Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.dancing, tmdb.composer, tmdb.blindness-and-impaired-vision, tmdb.truck-driver, tmdb.boxing, mdblist.has-trailer + 137 more, tmdb.audience, tmdb.carnegie-hall, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.carnegie-hall-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.mexican-actor-plays-an-american-character, imdb.upskirt-camera-shot, imdb.cagney-and-sheridan, imdb.truck-driver, imdb.dancer, imdb.boxing, imdb.rosin, imdb.audience, imdb.dancing, imdb.ambition, imdb.composer, imdb.gym, imdb.omnipotent-narrator, imdb.loving-cup, imdb.caviar, imdb.tears, imdb.musician, imdb.swing-band, imdb.trophy, imdb.stage, imdb.announcer, imdb.neon-light, imdb.dance-hall, imdb.music-band, imdb.marquee, imdb.gambler, imdb.spectator, imdb.knocked-unconscious, imdb.sheet-music, imdb.gambling, imdb.referee, imdb.piano-lesson, imdb.punching-bag, imdb.little-boy, imdb.training, imdb.pianist, imdb.fistfight, imdb.organ-grinder, imdb.poverty, imdb.accordion, imdb.little-girl, imdb.monkey, imdb.symphony-orchestra, imdb.bum, imdb.standing-ovation, imdb.train, imdb.new-york-state, imdb.united-states-of-america, imdb.new-york, imdb.reference-to-ludwig-van-beethoven, imdb.walking-cane, imdb.door-to-door-salesman, imdb.surgical-operation, imdb.sparring-practice, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.vacuum-cleaner, imdb.jitterbug, imdb.athletic-club, imdb.phonograph-record, imdb.record-player, imdb.dressing-room, imdb.business-manager, imdb.broadway-producer, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.booking-agent, imdb.amusement-park-ride, imdb.chorus-line, imdb.punched-in-the-face, imdb.music-conductor, imdb.theater, imdb.listening-to-a-radio, imdb.nylons, imdb.reference-to-jack-dempsey, imdb.chorine, imdb.reference-to-primo-carnera, imdb.boxing-ring, imdb.revenge, imdb.singer, imdb.bedridden, imdb.boxing-match, imdb.reference-to-max-baer, imdb.revolver, imdb.rehearsal, imdb.police-officer, imdb.doctor, imdb.corpse, imdb.singing, imdb.gunshot, imdb.nurse, imdb.slapped-in-the-face, imdb.gangster, imdb.maid, imdb.double-cross, imdb.photographer, imdb.shaving, imdb.panties, imdb.megaphone, imdb.poster, imdb.straight-razor, imdb.porter, imdb.camera, imdb.contract, imdb.crane, imdb.casino, imdb.ex-convict, imdb.brooklyn-new-york-city, imdb.manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.lower-east-side-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.coney-island-brooklyn-new-york-city, imdb.subway, imdb.romantic-rivalry, imdb.roller-coaster, imdb.push-cart, imdb.party, imdb.newsboy, imdb.crooked-manager, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.orchestral-music-score, imdb.boxer, imdb.rape, imdb.new-vendor, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.murder, imdb.vaudeville, imdb.self-sacrifice, imdb.blindness, imdb.radio-broadcasting, imdb.dance-contest, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.reference-to-ed-sullivan, imdb.reference-to-bob-fitzsimmons, imdb.reference-to-anna-pavlova
Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 104 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 1940
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+
poster

City for Conquest (1940)

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?

Genres: Crime, Drama, Music, Sport

Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.dancing, tmdb.composer, tmdb.blindness-and-impaired-vision, tmdb.truck-driver, tmdb.boxing, mdblist.has-trailer + 137 more, tmdb.audience, tmdb.carnegie-hall, mdblist.fresh, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.carnegie-hall-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.mexican-actor-plays-an-american-character, imdb.upskirt-camera-shot, imdb.cagney-and-sheridan, imdb.truck-driver, imdb.dancer, imdb.boxing, imdb.rosin, imdb.audience, imdb.dancing, imdb.ambition, imdb.composer, imdb.gym, imdb.omnipotent-narrator, imdb.loving-cup, imdb.caviar, imdb.tears, imdb.musician, imdb.swing-band, imdb.trophy, imdb.stage, imdb.announcer, imdb.neon-light, imdb.dance-hall, imdb.music-band, imdb.marquee, imdb.gambler, imdb.spectator, imdb.knocked-unconscious, imdb.sheet-music, imdb.gambling, imdb.referee, imdb.piano-lesson, imdb.punching-bag, imdb.little-boy, imdb.training, imdb.pianist, imdb.fistfight, imdb.organ-grinder, imdb.poverty, imdb.accordion, imdb.little-girl, imdb.monkey, imdb.symphony-orchestra, imdb.bum, imdb.standing-ovation, imdb.train, imdb.new-york-state, imdb.united-states-of-america, imdb.new-york, imdb.reference-to-ludwig-van-beethoven, imdb.walking-cane, imdb.door-to-door-salesman, imdb.surgical-operation, imdb.sparring-practice, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.vacuum-cleaner, imdb.jitterbug, imdb.athletic-club, imdb.phonograph-record, imdb.record-player, imdb.dressing-room, imdb.business-manager, imdb.broadway-producer, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.booking-agent, imdb.amusement-park-ride, imdb.chorus-line, imdb.punched-in-the-face, imdb.music-conductor, imdb.theater, imdb.listening-to-a-radio, imdb.nylons, imdb.reference-to-jack-dempsey, imdb.chorine, imdb.reference-to-primo-carnera, imdb.boxing-ring, imdb.revenge, imdb.singer, imdb.bedridden, imdb.boxing-match, imdb.reference-to-max-baer, imdb.revolver, imdb.rehearsal, imdb.police-officer, imdb.doctor, imdb.corpse, imdb.singing, imdb.gunshot, imdb.nurse, imdb.slapped-in-the-face, imdb.gangster, imdb.maid, imdb.double-cross, imdb.photographer, imdb.shaving, imdb.panties, imdb.megaphone, imdb.poster, imdb.straight-razor, imdb.porter, imdb.camera, imdb.contract, imdb.crane, imdb.casino, imdb.ex-convict, imdb.brooklyn-new-york-city, imdb.manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.lower-east-side-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.coney-island-brooklyn-new-york-city, imdb.subway, imdb.romantic-rivalry, imdb.roller-coaster, imdb.push-cart, imdb.party, imdb.newsboy, imdb.crooked-manager, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.orchestral-music-score, imdb.boxer, imdb.rape, imdb.new-vendor, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.murder, imdb.vaudeville, imdb.self-sacrifice, imdb.blindness, imdb.radio-broadcasting, imdb.dance-contest, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.reference-to-ed-sullivan, imdb.reference-to-bob-fitzsimmons, imdb.reference-to-anna-pavlova

Production companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 104 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 1940
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+

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