
West Side Story(1961)
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.


“A story with all the fire and fury of its two great stars!”
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?

James Cagney
Danny Kenny

Ann Sheridan
Peggy Nash

Frank Craven
'Old Timer'

Donald Crisp
Scotty MacPherson

Frank McHugh
'Mutt'

Arthur Kennedy
Eddie Kenny

George Tobias
'Pinky'

Jerome Cowan
'Dutch'

Elia Kazan
'Googi'

Anthony Quinn
Murray Burns
City for Conquest is a romance, drama, crime film released in 1940 exploring themes of new york city, blindness and impaired vision, dancing, composer, truck driver, audience. Directed by Anatole Litvak, it stars James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven. The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
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