Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
1955 · NR · 1h 35m · Crime, Drama, Music
Genres: Crime, 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.
Director: Jack Webb
Writers: Richard L. Breen
Music by: Matty Matlock, David Buttolph
Cinematography: Harold Rosson
Editor: Robert M. Leeds
Cast
Jack Webb as Pete KellyJanet Leigh as Ivy ConradEdmond O'Brien as Fran McCargPeggy Lee as Rose HopkinsAndy Devine as George TenellLee Marvin as Al GannawayElla Fitzgerald as Maggie JacksonMartin Milner as Joey FirestoneThan Wyenn as Rudy ShulakHerbert Ellis as BedidoJohn Dennis as Guy BettenhouserJayne Mansfield as Cigarette GirlMore like this
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