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.
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as Cliff Halliday
as Joe Barton
as Barbara Ellison
as Max Ellison
as Feets Johnson
as Knockout Riley
as Magenta
as Garvey
as Morrie
as Devlin
as Sparring Partner
as Radio announcer (voice)
as Referee
as The Champ
as Freddie Steel
as Fight Announcer
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