City for Conquest

City for Conquest
Theatrical release poster
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
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	September 21, 1940
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

City for Conquest is a 1940 American drama film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, and Arthur Kennedy.^[1][2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Aben Kandel.

Plot

Cagney plays a truck driver named Danny Kenny, who starts as a New York boxing contender. Ann Sheridan plays his girlfriend, Peggy. Being successful as a boxer, Danny decides to financially help his brother Eddie (Arthur Kennedy) to become a professional musician. Peggy on the other hand, loses her heart to Murray Burns (Anthony Quinn), a professional dancer, and she turns down Danny's proposal in order to go for a dancing career. Embittered by Peggy's refusal, Danny continues to work as a boxer and eventually gets blinded by his opponent during a fight, who has placed some rosin dust onto his gloves. Now partly blind, Danny works as a newspaper stand operator, while Peggy is seized with remorse after her career as a dancer had not come true. The movie ends with Eddie being a successful composer who dedicates his first major symphony at Carnegie Hall to his brother, who 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

Notes

1. ^ Variety film review; September 11, 1940, page 14.
2. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; September 28, 1940, page 154.

External links

• City for Conquest at the Internet Movie Database
• City for Conquest at the TCM Movie Database
• City for Conquest, "fair use" compilation (definition) from film scenes