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A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s! - Pete Kelly's Blues
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Title: Pete Kelly's Blues

Release Date: 31 Jul 1955

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Music

Director: Mark VII Ltd.

Production Companies: Mark VII Ltd.

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (25 votes)

Cast

  • Pete Kelly: Jack Webb
  • Ivy Conrad: Janet Leigh
  • Fran McCarg: Edmond O'Brien
  • Rose Hopkins: Peggy Lee
  • George Tenell: Andy Devine
  • Al Gannaway: Lee Marvin
  • Maggie Jackson: Ella Fitzgerald
  • Joey Firestone: Martin Milner
  • Rudy Shulak: Than Wyenn
  • Bedido: Herbert Ellis
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