The Pittsburgh Kid
Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.
1941-08-29 | 76 minutes
Plot Summary
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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Jean ParkerPatricia Mallory
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Dick PurcellCliff Halliday
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Alan BaxterJoe Barton
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Veda Ann BorgBarbara Ellison
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Jonathan HaleMax Ellison
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Ernest WhitmanFeets Johnson
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John KellyKnockout Riley
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Etta McDanielMagenta
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Dick ElliottGarvey
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John HarmonMorrie
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Robert BarronDevlin
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Freddie SteeleFreddie Steel
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Edmund Cobb(uncredited)
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Donald Douglas(uncredited)
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