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Pete Kelly's Blues( 1955)

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A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jack Webb

      Pete Kelly

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      Janet Leigh

      Ivy Conrad

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      Edmond O'Brien

      Fran McCarg

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      Peggy Lee

      Rose Hopkins

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      Andy Devine

      George Tenell

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      Lee Marvin

      Al Gannaway

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      Ella Fitzgerald

      Maggie Jackson

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      Martin Milner

      Joey Firestone

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      Than Wyenn

      Rudy Shulak

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      Herbert Ellis

      Bedido

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      John Dennis

      Guy Bettenhouser

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      Jayne Mansfield

      Cigarette Girl

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      Mort Marshall

      Cootie Jacobs

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      Moe Schneider

      Trombonist (Big 7)

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      George Van Eps

      Guitarist (Big 7)

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      Ray Sherman

      Pianist (Big 7)

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      Dick Cathcart

      Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double

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      Matty Matlock

      Clarinetist (Big 7)

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      Eddie Miller

      Saxophonist (Big 7)

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      Nick Fatool

      Drummer (Big 7)

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      Jud De Naut

      Bassist (Big 7)

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      Nesdon Booth

      Squat Henchman (uncredited)

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      Perry Botkin Sr.

      Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

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      Teddy Buckner

      Cornet Soloist (uncredited)

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      Harper Goff

      Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)

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      Jester Hairston

      Mourner (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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      Hank Mann

      Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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      Harry 'Snub' Pollard

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Joe Venuti

      Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • jazz
    • prohibition era
    • gangster
    • jazz singer or musician
    • horn
    • extortion
    • kansas city
    • speakeasy
    • protection racket
    • jazz band
    • band leader
    • 1920s
    • alcoholic woman
    • cornetist