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Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

# A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
Crime   Drama   Music
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1955-07-31
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Jack Webb original image
Pete Kelly
Jack Webb
Janet Leigh original image
Ivy Conrad
Janet Leigh
Edmond O'Brien original image
Fran McCarg
Edmond O'Brien
Peggy Lee original image
Rose Hopkins
Peggy Lee
Andy Devine original image
George Tenell
Andy Devine
Lee Marvin original image
Al Gannaway
Lee Marvin
Ella Fitzgerald original image
Maggie Jackson
Ella Fitzgerald
Martin Milner original image
Joey Firestone
Martin Milner
Than Wyenn original image
Rudy Shulak
Than Wyenn
Herbert Ellis original image
Bedido
Herbert Ellis
John Dennis original image
Guy Bettenhouser
John Dennis
Jayne Mansfield original image
Cigarette Girl
Jayne Mansfield
Mort Marshall original image
Cootie Jacobs
Mort Marshall
Moe Schneider original image
Trombonist (Big 7)
Moe Schneider
George Van Eps original image
Guitarist (Big 7)
George Van Eps
Ray Sherman original image
Pianist (Big 7)
Ray Sherman
Dick Cathcart original image
Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Dick Cathcart
Matty Matlock original image
Clarinetist (Big 7)
Matty Matlock
Eddie Miller original image
Saxophonist (Big 7)
Eddie Miller
Nick Fatool original image
Drummer (Big 7)
Nick Fatool
Jud De Naut original image
Bassist (Big 7)
Jud De Naut
Nesdon Booth original image
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Perry Botkin Sr. original image
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Perry Botkin Sr.
Teddy Buckner original image
Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner
Harper Goff original image
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Jester Hairston original image
Mourner (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Donald Kerr original image
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Hank Mann original image
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Harry 'Snub' Pollard original image
Waiter (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Joe Venuti original image
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Joe Venuti

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