The Pittsburgh Kid

Overview

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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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