City for Conquest
City for Conquest

Watch City for Conquest Online Free

- 72/100 based on 2,583 votes

Cagney is Danny Kenny, a truck driver who enters "the fight game" and Sheridan plays his girlfriend, Peggy. Danny realizes success in the ring and uses his income to pay for his brother Eddie's music composition career, while Peggy goes on to become a professional dancer. When Peggy turns down Danny's marriage proposal for her dancing career, Danny, who wanted to quit the fight game, continues on & is blinded by rosin dust purposely placed on the boxing gloves of his opponent... (Full plot summary below)

Watch MOVIES for FREE on Prime Video

Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!

Share this

City for Conquest Online Streaming

Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.

Rent City for Conquest on DVD

Rent City for Conquest on Blu-ray

Today's Featured Movies:

SnatchSnatch
The ApartmentThe Apartment
Raging BullRaging Bull
Phone BoothPhone Booth
Green LanternGreen Lantern
Underworld: EvolutionUnderworld: Evolution
For a Few Dollars MoreFor a Few Dollars More
The Mask of ZorroThe Mask of Zorro
The RingThe Ring
Seven PoundsSeven Pounds
MidsommarMidsommar
Midnight in ParisMidnight in Paris
Knives OutKnives Out
Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard
ZodiacZodiac
Manchester by the SeaManchester by the Sea

You Might Also Like:

Disco FeverDisco Fever
The SitdownThe Sitdown
Maniac CopManiac Cop
Searching for Bobby FischerSearching for Bobby Fischer
Feast of LoveFeast of Love
My Salinger YearMy Salinger Year

Actors in City for Conquest:

James Cagney
Ann Sheridan
Frank Craven
Donald Crisp
Frank McHugh
Arthur Kennedy

Full Plot Details

Cagney is Danny Kenny, a truck driver who enters "the fight game" and Sheridan plays his girlfriend, Peggy. Danny realizes success in the ring and uses his income to pay for his brother Eddie's music composition career, while Peggy goes on to become a professional dancer. When Peggy turns down Danny's marriage proposal for her dancing career, Danny, who wanted to quit the fight game, continues on & is blinded by rosin dust purposely placed on the boxing gloves of his opponent during a fight. His former manager finances a newsstand for the now semi-blind Danny. The movie ends with brother Eddie becoming a successful composer and dedicates a symphony at Carnegie Hall to his brother who listens to the concert on the radio from his newsstand. Peggy, now down on her luck, but in the audience at Carnegie, rushes to Danny at his newsstand where they reunite. The movie is based on a novel of the same name.

Review & Comments

Leave your thoughts about City for Conquest.

Movie Reviews

Variety - 9/10 by Variety StaffPicture carries plenty of dramatic punch.
New York Times - 4/10 by Bosley CrowtherUunevenly paced, mounts slowly to a sizzling prizefight sequence, which comes somewhere about the middle, then sags off to a long-drawn, agonized finish.
User Review - 10/10 by Paul FBrilliant, if dated but Cagney is pitch-perfect in this and runs a gamut of emotions. The final scene with him and Peg will have you blubbing like an idiot.
User Review - 10/10 by Andreas SThe greatest sentimental boxing picture ever made. It will make you squirt tears.
User Review - 10/10 by Aj VI love these old boxer movies, Cagney is perfect for this part too. I loved this movie it's really dramatic and exciting. I highly recommend it.
User Review - 10/10 by Bill SCagney as a boxer. Another great Cagney film !!!!!
User Review - 10/10 by Amanda ROne of my favourites! Cagney turns in a heartbreakingly real performance
User Review - 8/10 by doris cbrill.....James is always entertaining...
User Review - 8/10 by Robyn MFor a guy who eventually makes his living as a prizefighter, Danny Kenny is one of the gentlest heroes James Cagney brought to the screen. His greatest pleasures are found in the girl friend he has from the neighborhood, Ann Sheridan, and in listening to the music creations of his brother Ed, played by Arthur Kennedy in his film debut. Kennedy has ambitions to be a serious composer and Sheridan has ambitions herself to get out of the Lower East Side of New York via show business as a dancer. My suggestion is that when you watch City for Conquest do it alone, because if you do it alone you might more easily give way to tears at Arthur Kennedy's dedication to his symphony to his brother.
User Review - 8/10 by Private UCagney plays a tough-guy with a good heart who gets in the ring to impress a gal. It's actually quite heartwarming, maybe a little too preachy. The early sequence with Cagney's brother narrating his Gershwin-esque "Symphony for New York" has me wondering if Woody Allen had seen this years ago and inspired him for the opening to "Manhattan". Great performances all-around, especially from Elia Kazan, who plays mobster Googli, and an early appearance by Anthony Quinn, who plays Sheridan's controlling and arrogant dance partner.

Browse Movie Genres

Other Links

City for Conquest

Watch Online For Free | Free Movies | Movie Genres | Most Viewed | Top Rated | Latest Releases

About Us • Affiliates • Terms of Use • Disclaimer • Cookies • Privacy Policy • Copyright • DMCA Compliance • Contact Us • Language Settings

Copyright © 2004 - 2016 Watch Online For Free or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.

Imagery, artwork, logos, service marks, and trademarks used on this page are the intellectual property of their respective companies.

Related Websites: Prime Free Trial - DVD Rental Free Trial - Free Prime Video Trial - Movie Trailers