The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 · 76 min · Action, DramaNR

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

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.

Director: Jack Townley
Writers: Houston Branch, Octavus Roy Cohen, Earl Felton
Released: August 29, 1941
Language: English

Cast

Billy Conn
Billy Conn
Jean Parker
Patricia Mallory
Dick Purcell
Cliff Halliday
Alan Baxter
Joe Barton
Veda Ann Borg
Barbara Ellison
Jonathan Hale
Max Ellison
Ernest Whitman
Feets Johnson
John Kelly
Knockout Riley
Etta McDaniel
Magenta
Dick Elliott
Garvey
John Harmon
Morrie
Robert Barron
Devlin

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