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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?
Theatrical
Sep 21, 1940
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 18, 2006
Directors
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Full credits →J
James Cagney
Danny Kenny
A
Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash
F
Frank Craven
'Old Timer'
D
Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson
F
Frank McHugh
'Mutt'
A
Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny
G
George Tobias
'Pinky'
J
Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'
E
Elia Kazan
'Googi'
A
Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
L
Lee Patrick
Gladys
B
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Nash
G
George Lloyd
'Goldie'
J
Joyce Compton
Lilly
T
Thurston Hall
Max Leonard
B
Ben Welden
Cobb
J
John Arledge
Salesman
E
Edward Keane
Gaul
S
Selmer Jackson
Doctor
J
Joseph Crehan
Doctor
