City for Conquest
City for Conquest is a 1940 boxing-drama movie that is produced by William Cagney, Anatole Litvak and Hal B. Wallis who was uncredited and was directed by Anatole Litvak and Jean Negulesco who was uncredited.
| City of Conquest | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anatole Litvak Jean Negulesco (uncredited) |
| Produced by | William Cagney Anatole Litvak Hal B. Wallis (uncredited) |
| Written by | Aben Kandel (novel) John Wexley (screenplay) |
| Starring | James Cagney Ann Sheridan Arthur Kennedy Frank Craven Anthony Quinn Elia Kazan |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Kimball |
| Edited by | Brent White |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | September 21, 1940 |
Running time | 104 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $13,250,000 |
Plot
The movie based on the novel City for Conquest by Aben Kandel and is about truck driver, Danny Kenny (James Cagney), who starts as a New York boxing contender. His girlfriend, Peggy is played by Ann Sheridan. Danny's brother, Eddie wants to become a professional musician and Danny decides to help him. Peggy falls in love with her dancing instructor and Danny proposes to her but she rejects him. Danny gets blinded in a fight with a boxer who put rosin dust on his gloves. Danny works as an operator for a newspaper stand and Peggy is sad when her dreams of a dancer are dashed. Eddie becomes a successful composer and dedicates his first major symphony at Carnegie Hall to Danny and Danny is listening to the concert on the radio from his newsstand.
Cast
- James Cagney as Danny Kenny
- Ann Sheridan as Peggy 'Peg' Nash
- Arthur Kennedy as Eddie Kenny
- Frank Craven as Old Timer
- Anthony Quinn as Murray Burns
- Elia Kazan as Googi Zucco
Ratings
City of Conquest gained positive reviews:
- Rotten Tomatoes - 80%
- IMDB - 7.3 out of 10
Other websites
- City of Conquest at Turner Movie Classics Archived 2007-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
