The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

76 mins | Action | Aug. 29, 1941

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.

The Pittsburgh Kid

76 mins | Action | Aug. 29, 1941

The Pittsburgh Kid
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.
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The Pittsburgh Kid
Directors Jack Townley
Writers Houston Branch, Octavus Roy Cohen, Earl Felton

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

Ernest Whitman

as Feets Johnson

John Kelly

as Knockout Riley

Etta McDaniel

as Magenta

Dick Elliott

as Garvey

John Harmon

as Morrie

Robert Barron

as Devlin