The Pittsburgh Kid

  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Run time: 76 min
  • Premiere: 1941. August 29.

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.

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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

John Harmon

Morrie

Henry Armstrong

Sparring Partner

Sam Balter

Radio announcer (voice)

Jack Roper

The Champ

Freddie Steele

Freddie Steel

Dan Tobey

Fight Announcer

Edmund Cobb

(uncredited)

Donald Douglas

(uncredited)

William Forrest

(uncredited)

Harrison Greene

(uncredited)

Kit Guard

(uncredited)

Russell Hicks

(uncredited)

Nora Lane

(uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

(uncredited)

William Telaak

(uncredited)

Camera

Reggie Lanning

Director of Photography

Directing

Jack Townley

Director

Sound

Ross DiMaggio

Original Music Composer

Mort Glickman

Original Music Composer

Paul Sawtell

Original Music Composer

Camera

Reggie Lanning

Director of Photography

Directing

Jack Townley

Director

Sound

Ross DiMaggio

Original Music Composer

Mort Glickman

Original Music Composer

Paul Sawtell

Original Music Composer