Pete Kelly's Blues

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.

Release date

Jul 31, 1955

Rating

6.1 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 35 minutes

Genres

Crime
Drama
Music

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
Mort Marshall
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As Cootie Jacobs
Moe Schneider
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As Trombonist (Big 7)
George Van Eps
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As Guitarist (Big 7)
Ray Sherman
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As Pianist (Big 7)
Dick Cathcart
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As Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Matty Matlock
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As Clarinetist (Big 7)
Eddie Miller
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As Saxophonist (Big 7)
Nick Fatool
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As Drummer (Big 7)
Jud De Naut
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As Bassist (Big 7)
Nesdon Booth
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As Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Perry Botkin Sr.
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As Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner
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As Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Harper Goff
As Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
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As Mourner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
As Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank Mann
As Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
As Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Venuti
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As Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

Crew

Jack Webb
Role: Director
Richard L. Breen
Role: Screenplay
Ray Heindorf
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Role: Original Music Composer
Matty Matlock
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Role: Original Music Composer
David Buttolph
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Role: Original Music Composer
Howard Shoup
No picture available
Role: Costume Design
Feild M. Gray
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Role: Art Direction
John Sturtevant
No picture available
Role: Set Decoration
Robert M. Leeds
No picture available
Role: Editor
Harper Goff
Role: Production Design
Jack Webb
Role: Producer
James Potevin
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Role: Electrician
Leslie G. Hewitt
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Role: Sound
Dolph Thomas
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Role: Sound
Harry D'Arcy
No picture available
Role: Assistant Director
Gordon Bau
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Role: Makeup Artist
Gene Martin
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Role: Wardrobe Master
Stanley E. Campbell
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Role: Makeup Artist
Helen Thurston
No picture available
Role: Stunts
Harold Rosson
Role: Director of Photography

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