The Pittsburgh Kid
movie
Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.
Released August 29, 1941
Overview
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.
Cast
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Billy Conn
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Billy Conn
Jean Parker
as
Patricia Mallory
Dick Purcell
as
Cliff Halliday
Alan Baxter
as
Joe Barton
Veda Ann Borg
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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
Crew
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Jack Townley
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Director
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Houston Branch
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Writer
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Octavus Roy Cohen
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Novel
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Earl Felton
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Writer
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Reggie Lanning
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Director of Photography
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Ross DiMaggio
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Original Music Composer
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Mort Glickman
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Original Music Composer
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Paul Sawtell
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Original Music Composer