The Pittsburgh Kid(1941)

Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.

NR

1h 16m

  • Action,
  • Drama

Overview

Unable to sign boxer Joe Louis to movie contract, Republic Pictures had to make do with the losers of Louis' heavyweight championship bouts. One of these was Billy Conn, who after being knocked out by Louis in the 13th round awakened to star in the Republic programmer The Pittsburgh Kid. The story finds clean-limned pugilist Conn (playing himself) being managed by pretty Patricia Mallory.

Cast

  • Jean Parker

    Jean Parker

    Patricia Mallory

  • Dick Purcell

    Dick Purcell

    Cliff Halliday

  • Alan Baxter

    Alan Baxter

    Joe Barton

  • Veda Ann Borg

    Veda Ann Borg

    Barbara Ellison

  • Jonathan Hale

    Jonathan Hale

    Max Ellison

  • Ernest Whitman

    Ernest Whitman

    Feets Johnson

  • John Kelly

    John Kelly

    Knockout Riley

  • Etta McDaniel

    Etta McDaniel

    Magenta

  • Dick Elliott

    Dick Elliott

    Garvey

  • John Harmon

    John Harmon

    Morrie

  • Robert Barron

    Robert Barron

    Devlin

  • Freddie Steele

    Freddie Steele

    Freddie Steel

  • Edmund Cobb

    Edmund Cobb

    (uncredited)

  • Donald Douglas

    Donald Douglas

    (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Aug 29, 1941)