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City for Conquest

City for Conquest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 21, 1940

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Romance, Drama, Crime

User Score

68%

Original Title

City for Conquest

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Anatole Litvak

Description

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?