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The Pittsburgh Kid

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Calorie Rating: 107
Released: 1941-08-29
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Studios: Republic Pictures,


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.

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Cast

Billy Conn
Character: Billy Conn
Jean Parker
Character: Patricia Mallory
Dick Purcell
Character: Cliff Halliday

Alan Baxter
Character: Joe Barton
Veda Ann Borg
Character: Barbara Ellison
Jonathan Hale
Character: Max Ellison

Ernest Whitman
Character: Feets Johnson
John Kelly
Character: Knockout Riley
Etta McDaniel
Character: Magenta

Dick Elliott
Character: Garvey
John Harmon
Character: Morrie
Robert Barron
Character: Devlin

Henry Armstrong
Character: Sparring Partner
Sam Balter
Character: Radio announcer (voice)
Arthur Donovan
Character: Referee

Jack Roper
Character: The Champ
Freddie Steele
Character: Freddie Steel
Dan Tobey
Character: Fight Announcer

Edmund Cobb
Character: (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
Character: (uncredited)
William Forrest
Character: (uncredited)

Harrison Greene
Character: (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Character: (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Character: (uncredited)

Nora Lane
Character: (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Character: (uncredited)
William Telaak
Character: (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Reggie Lanning
Director of Photography
Ross DiMaggio
Original Music Composer
Mort Glickman
Original Music Composer

Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer