The Pittsburgh Kid

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.

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.

7.4
  • Release Date: 1941-08-29
  • Runtime: 1h 16min
  • Director: Jack Townley

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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

  • Henry Armstrong

    Sparring Partner

  • Sam Balter

    Radio announcer (voice)

  • Arthur Donovan

    Referee

  • Jack Roper

    The Champ

  • Freddie Steele

    Freddie Steel

  • Dan Tobey

    Fight Announcer

  • Edmund Cobb

    (uncredited)

  • Donald Douglas

    (uncredited)

  • William Forrest

    (uncredited)

  • Harrison Greene

    (uncredited)

  • Kit Guard

    (uncredited)

  • Russell Hicks

    (uncredited)

  • Nora Lane

    (uncredited)

  • Charles Sullivan

    (uncredited)

  • William Telaak

    (uncredited)

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