The Pittsburgh Kid
29/08/1941
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.
Movie Information
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
John Harmon
as Morrie
Robert Barron
as Devlin
Henry Armstrong
as Sparring Partner
Sam Balter
as Radio announcer (voice)
Arthur Donovan
as Referee
Jack Roper
as The Champ
Freddie Steele
as Freddie Steel
Dan Tobey
as Fight Announcer
Edmund Cobb
as (uncredited)
Donald Douglas
as (uncredited)
William Forrest
as (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
as (uncredited)
Kit Guard
as (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
as (uncredited)
Nora Lane
as (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as (uncredited)
William Telaak
as (uncredited)
