The Pittsburgh Kid
19411h 16mNR
70%
1 TMDB ratings
Directed by Jack Townley
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.
Billy Conn, The Pittsburgh Kid Himself...in a story of the boxing world. An action plus story of a Pug and his women.
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- Release date
- August 29, 1941
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Director
- Jack Townley
- Rated
- NR
