Film

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955 · 1h 35m · Crime · Drama · Music

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

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

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.

Jack Webb

Pete Kelly

Janet Leigh

Ivy Conrad

Edmond O'Brien

Fran McCarg

Peggy Lee

Rose Hopkins

Andy Devine

George Tenell

Lee Marvin

Al Gannaway

Ella Fitzgerald

Maggie Jackson

Martin Milner

Joey Firestone

Than Wyenn

Rudy Shulak

Herbert Ellis

Bedido

John Dennis

Guy Bettenhouser

Jayne Mansfield

Cigarette Girl

Mort Marshall

Cootie Jacobs

Moe Schneider

Trombonist (Big 7)

George Van Eps

Guitarist (Big 7)

Ray Sherman

Pianist (Big 7)

• Jack WebbDirector · Producer
• Richard L. BreenScreenplay
• Harold RossonDirector of Photography
• Matty MatlockOriginal Music Composer
• David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
• Ray HeindorfOriginal Music Composer
• Robert M. LeedsEditor

Release date

July 31, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, Drama, Music

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