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Movie, 1941

The Pittsburgh Kid

IMDb 7.0, 76 min, Action, Drama, United States of America

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.

Details

DirectorJack Townley
WritersOctavus Roy Cohen, Earl Felton, Houston Branch
GenreAction, Drama
Runtime76 min
ReleasedFri, Aug 29, 1941
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0034032

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