The Pittsburgh Kid

August. 29,1941      NR
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Etta McDaniel as  Magenta
Dick Elliott as  Garvey
John Harmon as  Morrie

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