Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!

Directed by Jack Webb1h 35mCrime,Drama,Music

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

Rated
NR
Year
1955
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
31 July 1955
TMDB
6.3 (30)
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Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
George Tenell
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn
Than Wyenn
Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis
Herbert Ellis
Bedido
John Dennis
John Dennis
Guy Bettenhouser
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Cigarette Girl
M
Mort Marshall
Cootie Jacobs
M
Moe Schneider
Trombonist (Big 7)
G
George Van Eps
Guitarist (Big 7)
R
Ray Sherman
Pianist (Big 7)
D
Dick Cathcart
Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
M
Matty Matlock
Clarinetist (Big 7)
E
Eddie Miller
Saxophonist (Big 7)
N
Nick Fatool
Drummer (Big 7)
J
Jud De Naut
Bassist (Big 7)
Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Booth
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
P
Perry Botkin Sr.
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
T
Teddy Buckner
Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Harper Goff
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston
Mourner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Waiter (uncredited)
J
Joe Venuti
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

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