City for Conquest
(1940)
★ 6.9 IMDb · 37 votes
Year: 1940
Runtime: 104 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Анатоль Литвак, Jean Negulesco
Cast: Джеймс Кэгни, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven, Donald Crisp, Фрэнк МакХью, Артур Кеннеди, Джордж Тобиаш, Джером Кауэн, Элиа Казан, Энтони Куинн
Plot
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?