The Pittsburgh Kid [385601] Released: 1941-08-29 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 76 mins Popularity: 0.5214 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 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. Cast [27] Billy ConnBilly Conn Jean ParkerPatricia Mallory Dick PurcellCliff Halliday Alan BaxterJoe Barton Veda Ann BorgBarbara Ellison Jonathan HaleMax Ellison Ernest WhitmanFeets Johnson John KellyKnockout Riley Etta McDanielMagenta Dick ElliottGarvey John HarmonMorrie Robert BarronDevlin Henry ArmstrongSparring Partner Sam BalterRadio announcer Arthur DonovanReferee Jack RoperThe Champ Freddie SteeleFreddie Steel Dan TobeyFight Announcer Edmund Cobb Donald Douglas William Forrest Harrison Greene Kit Guard Russell Hicks Nora Lane Charles Sullivan William Telaak Trailers