The Pittsburgh Kid

08/29/1941

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1hr 16min

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Action

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Billy Conn
  • Jean Parker
  • Dick Purcell
  • Alan Baxter
  • Veda Ann Borg

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Republic Pictures

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    Billy Conn

    Billy Conn

    Jean Parker

    Patricia Mallory

    Dick Purcell

    Cliff Halliday

    Alan Baxter

    Joe Barton

    Veda Ann Borg

    Barbara Ellison

    Jonathan Hale

    Max Ellison

    Ernest Whitman

    Feets Johnson

    John Kelly

    Knockout Riley

    Etta McDaniel

    Magenta

    Dick Elliott

    Garvey