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Pete Kelly's Blues
Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

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

Genres

CrimeDramaMusic

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

31 July 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Mort Marshall

Mort Marshall

Cootie Jacobs

Moe Schneider

Moe Schneider

Trombonist (Big 7)

George Van Eps

George Van Eps

Guitarist (Big 7)

Ray Sherman

Ray Sherman

Pianist (Big 7)

Dick Cathcart

Dick Cathcart

Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double

Matty Matlock

Matty Matlock

Clarinetist (Big 7)

Eddie Miller

Eddie Miller

Saxophonist (Big 7)

Nick Fatool

Nick Fatool

Drummer (Big 7)

Jud De Naut

Jud De Naut

Bassist (Big 7)

Nesdon Booth

Nesdon Booth

Squat Henchman (uncredited)

Perry Botkin Sr.

Perry Botkin Sr.

Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

Teddy Buckner

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)

Joe Venuti

Joe Venuti

Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

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