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Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 musical crime film based on the 1951 radio series of the same name. It was directed by and starred Jack Webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Janet Leigh is featured as party girl Ivy Conrad, and Edmond O'Brien as a gangster who applies pressure to Kelly.
Pete Kelly's Blues: Directed by Jack Webb. With Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Music
- Jack Webb
- 1955-07-31
A bootlegger (Edmond O'Brien) strong-arms a jazz cornetist (Jack Webb) and his combo at a 1920s Kansas City speakeasy. Content collapsed. Rent Pete Kelly's Blues on Fandango at Home, Prime...
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- Jack Webb
- Jack Webb
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Brief Synopsis. The jazz band's leader gets mixed up with gangster in '20s Kansas City.
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Directed by Jack Webb. A jazz-man of the wide-open ’20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s! 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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 musical-crime film based on the 1951 original radio series. It was directed by and starred Jack Webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician.
