

1 votes
1941
1h 16m
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.
Directed by Jack Townley
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 RileyEtta McDaniel
Magenta
Dick Elliott
Garvey
John Harmon
Morrie
Robert Barron
DevlinHenry Armstrong
Sparring PartnerSam Balter
Radio announcer (voice)Arthur Donovan
RefereeJack Roper
The Champ
Freddie Steele
Freddie SteelDan Tobey
Fight Announcer
Edmund Cobb
(uncredited)
Donald Douglas
(uncredited)Status
Released
Release date
August 29, 1941
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English