Pete Kelly's Blues
A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
1955 | 95m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jack Webb |
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| Writer: | Richard L. Breen |
| Staring: |
| 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 |
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| Director: | Jack Webb |
| Writer: | Richard L. Breen |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Music |
| Keywords | prohibition era, jazz, kansas city, speakeasy, jazz band, 1920s |
| Production Companies | Mark VII Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Dick Cathcart | Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double |
| Matty Matlock | Clarinetist (Big 7) |
| Eddie Miller | Saxophonist (Big 7) |
| Nick Fatool | Drummer (Big 7) |
| Jud De Naut | Bassist (Big 7) |
| Nesdon Booth | Squat Henchman (uncredited) |
| Perry Botkin Sr. | Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited) |
| Teddy Buckner | Cornet Soloist (uncredited) |
| Harper Goff | Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited) |
| Jester Hairston | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Joe Venuti | Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Webb | Director |
| Richard L. Breen | Screenplay |
| Harper Goff | Production Design |
| Robert M. Leeds | Editor |
| Harold Rosson | Cinematography |
| John Sturtevant | Set Decoration |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Harry D'Arcy | Assistant Director |
| Dolph Thomas | Sound |
| James Potevin | Electrician |
| Feild M. Gray | Art Direction |
| Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Stanley E. Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Leslie G. Hewitt | Sound |
| Helen Thurston | Stunts |
| Gene Martin | Wardrobe Master |
| Ray Heindorf | Original Music Composer |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Matty Matlock | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Webb | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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