Pete Kelly's Blues
1955 · Movie · 1h 35m · NR
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"A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Key crew
- Jack WebbDirector
- Richard L. BreenScreenplay
- Ray HeindorfOriginal Music Composer
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
- Matty MatlockOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack WebbPete Kelly
- Janet LeighIvy Conrad
- Edmond O'BrienFran McCarg
- Peggy LeeRose Hopkins
- Andy DevineGeorge Tenell
- Lee MarvinAl Gannaway
- Ella FitzgeraldMaggie Jackson
- Martin MilnerJoey Firestone
- Than WyennRudy Shulak
- Herbert EllisBedido
- John DennisGuy Bettenhouser
- Jayne MansfieldCigarette Girl
Stills
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Themes
jazzprohibition eragangsterjazz singer or musicianhornextortionkansas cityspeakeasyprotection racketjazz bandband leader1920s