The Pittsburgh Kid
ActionDrama
★ 7.0/1019411h 16mNR
Director: Jack Townley
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.
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
English
Released
Aug 29, 1941
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
English
Released
Aug 29, 1941
Cast
Billy Conn
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
Henry Armstrong
Sparring Partner
Sam Balter
Sam Balter
Radio announcer (voice)
Arthur Donovan
Arthur Donovan
Referee
Jack Roper
Jack Roper
The Champ
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steel
Dan Tobey
Dan Tobey
Fight Announcer
Edmund Cobb
(uncredited)
Donald Douglas
(uncredited)
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