The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
| Directing | Anatole Litvak | Director |
| Directing | Jean Negulesco | Director |
| Production | William Cagney | Producer |
| Production | Anatole Litvak | Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William Holmes | Editor |
| Writing | John Wexley | Screenplay |
| Writing | Aben Kandel | Novel |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Production Manager |
| Crew | Everett Alton Brown | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Byron Haskin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Rex Wimpy | Special Effects |
| Crew | Quentin Breese | Stunts |
| Crew | Harvey Parry | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Vreeland | Choreographer |
