Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

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.

Date of release
1955-07-31
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Music
Director
Jack Webb

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Pete Kelly's Blues
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

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. Peggy Lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer Rose Hopkins. Ella Fitzgerald makes a cameo as singer Maggie Jackson. Lee Marvin, Martin Milner, and Jayne Mansfield also make early career appearances.

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