City for Conquest

1940 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,799 VOTES · DIR. Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco

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Overview

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?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,562 lines

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00:01:36 - Hey, you. Keep moving. - Which way, officer?
00:05:51 Blessed is he who goes after what he wants.
00:09:31 Always whispering, you two. Carrying on. Sneaking in the hallway.
00:13:18 - Sure, I can hear it. - All right.
00:17:15 - Sure. - Danny, why don't you dance faster?
00:22:45 - Do you mean it, Mr. Burns? - Sure.
00:26:44 Then I took a little trip up the Hudson too.
00:31:17 I certainly missed you, Peggy.
00:35:32 - You bill it Burns and Company. - What about the 80 bucks?
00:39:34 It's a cold pack! He's in the canvas. It's over. Give me that four bits.
00:43:55 Say, that's not so bad.
00:48:15 - I haven't? - No.
00:51:40 Now, how about a flashy name?
00:56:54 So I gets to the window and I discover there's a new law in New York.
01:00:12 Come in.
01:05:30 - Come on, Walesie! - Danny, watch his left! Box him!
01:10:29 Not that I wanna hang around you, I just want all the details.
01:13:42 Googi, tell you the truth, if you need the 50 G's bad, I can wait.
01:17:20 So that's the sweet wind-up.
01:21:29 Listen, Danny, somehow you do know.
01:25:10 No. No, it's just a headache.
01:28:27 What's the matter, Peggy, got hay fever or something?
01:31:43 Besides, I got it all right here. Will you take these ducats?
01:41:30 Well, I guess we ain't got no squawk coming.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,562
Dialogue density15.0 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line01:41:30

Production Record

DirectorAnatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,799