Action ·Drama · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 16m

The Pittsburgh Kid

Director

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

Crew

Reggie Lanning — Director of Photography Ross DiMaggio — Original Music Composer Mort Glickman — Original Music Composer Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer Earl Felton — Writer Houston Branch — Writer

Tagline

Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.

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.

Mood & Themes

boxer

Key Collaborators

Jack Townley Director Reggie Lanning Director of Photography Ross DiMaggio Original Music Composer Mort Glickman Original Music Composer Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Earl Felton Writer Houston Branch Writer Octavus Roy Cohen Novel

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