City for Conquest

City for Conquest
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Jean Negulesco (uncredited)
Screenplay byJohn Wexley
Based onCity for Conquest
1936 novel
by Aben Kandel
Produced byAnatole Litvak
Hal B. Wallis (uncredited)
StarringJames Cagney
Ann Sheridan
Arthur Kennedy
Frank Craven
Anthony Quinn
Elia Kazan
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Sol Polito
Edited byWilliam Holmes
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • September 9, 1940 (1940-09-09) (Los Angeles)
  • September 27, 1940 (1940-09-27) (New York)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$920,000
Box office$1,794,000

City for Conquest is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The film is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features Elia Kazan, Anthony Quinn, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh, Frank Craven and Lee Patrick.