Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1955-07-31 United States of America 95 Min. PG-13
6.1 25 votes
Crime, Drama, Music

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.

Cast

Jack Webb is Pete Kelly
Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh is Ivy Conrad
Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien is Fran McCarg
Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee is Rose Hopkins
Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine is George Tenell
George Tenell
Lee Marvin is Al Gannaway
Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald is Maggie Jackson
Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner is Joey Firestone
Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn is Rudy Shulak
Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis is Bedido
Bedido
John Dennis is Guy Bettenhouser
Guy Bettenhouser
Jayne Mansfield is Cigarette Girl
Cigarette Girl
Mort Marshall is Cootie Jacobs
Cootie Jacobs
Moe Schneider is Trombonist (Big 7)
Trombonist (Big 7)
George Van Eps is Guitarist (Big 7)
Guitarist (Big 7)
Ray Sherman is Pianist (Big 7)
Pianist (Big 7)
Dick Cathcart is Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Matty Matlock is Clarinetist (Big 7)
Clarinetist (Big 7)
Eddie Miller is Saxophonist (Big 7)
Saxophonist (Big 7)
Nick Fatool is Drummer (Big 7)
Drummer (Big 7)
Jud De Naut is Bassist (Big 7)
Bassist (Big 7)
Nesdon Booth is Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Perry Botkin Sr. is Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner is Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Harper Goff is Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester Hairston is Mourner (uncredited)
Mourner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr is Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank Mann is Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard is Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Venuti is Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

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