Watch Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) Official Trailer
A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
6.2 / 10 IMDb July 31, 1955 1h 35m
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
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
July 31, 1955
Genre
Crime, Drama, Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Jack Webb
as Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh
as Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien
as Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee
as Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine
as George Tenell
Lee Marvin
as Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald
as Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner
as Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn
as Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis
as Bedido
John Dennis
as Guy Bettenhouser
Jayne Mansfield
as Cigarette Girl
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Mort Marshall
as Cootie Jacobs
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Moe Schneider
as Trombonist (Big 7)
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George Van Eps
as Guitarist (Big 7)
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Ray Sherman
as Pianist (Big 7)
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Dick Cathcart
as Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
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Matty Matlock
as Clarinetist (Big 7)
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Eddie Miller
as Saxophonist (Big 7)
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Nick Fatool
as Drummer (Big 7)
Production Companies
Mark VII
Pete Kelly's Blues Official Trailer 1955
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