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The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

NR ★ 7.0/10 76 min Action, Drama United States English
Director: Jack Townley
Streaming: Not available
Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.

Description

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.

Top Cast

Billy Conn Billy Conn
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

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