About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 29, 1941
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jean Parker
Patricia Mallory
D
Dick Purcell
Cliff Halliday
A
Alan Baxter
Joe Barton
V
Veda Ann Borg
Barbara Ellison
J
Jonathan Hale
Max Ellison
E
Ernest Whitman
Feets Johnson
J
John Kelly
Knockout Riley
E
Etta McDaniel
Magenta
D
Dick Elliott
Garvey
J
John Harmon
Morrie
R
Robert Barron
Devlin
H
Henry Armstrong
Sparring Partner
S
Sam Balter
Radio announcer (voice)
J
Jack Roper
The Champ
F
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steel
D
Dan Tobey
Fight Announcer
E
Edmund Cobb
(uncredited)
D
Donald Douglas
(uncredited)
W
William Forrest
(uncredited)
H
Harrison Greene
(uncredited)