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The Pittsburgh Kid

7.0 76 mins Action   Drama   1941
Republic Pictures  
Director(s): Jack Townley

Release Date: 29 Fri, Aug 1941

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.

Casts of The Pittsburgh Kid

Billy Conn

as Billy Conn

Jean Parker

as Patricia Mallory

Dick Purcell

as Cliff Halliday

Alan Baxter

as Joe Barton

Veda Ann Borg

as Barbara Ellison

Jonathan Hale

as Max Ellison

Ernest Whitman

as Feets Johnson

John Kelly

as Knockout Riley

Etta McDaniel

as Magenta

Dick Elliott

as Garvey

John Harmon

as Morrie

Robert Barron

as Devlin

Henry Armstrong

as Sparring Partner

Sam Balter

as Radio announcer (voice)

Arthur Donovan

as Referee

Jack Roper

as The Champ

Freddie Steele

as Freddie Steel

Dan Tobey

as Fight Announcer

Edmund Cobb

as (uncredited)

Donald Douglas

as (uncredited)

William Forrest

as (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

as (uncredited)

Kit Guard

as (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

as (uncredited)

Nora Lane

as (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as (uncredited)

William Telaak

as (uncredited)

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