The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1941-08-29
Runtime: 76 minutes
Director: Jack Townley
Top Cast
- 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
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