Genres
Duration
95 min
Director
Jack Webb
Rating
6.0
Release Date
July 31, 1955
Pete Kelly's Blues
Original title: Pete Kelly's Blues
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TCMSynopsis
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.
Pete Kelly's Blues cast
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Jack Webb
Character:
Pete Kelly
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Janet Leigh
Character:
Ivy Conrad
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Edmond O'Brien
Character:
Fran McCarg
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Peggy Lee
Character:
Rose Hopkins
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Andy Devine
Character:
George Tenell
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Lee Marvin
Character:
Al Gannaway
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Ella Fitzgerald
Character:
Maggie Jackson
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Martin Milner
Character:
Joey Firestone
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Than Wyenn
Character:
Rudy Shulak
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Herbert Ellis
Character:
Bedido
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John Dennis
Character:
Guy Bettenhouser
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Jayne Mansfield
Character:
Cigarette Girl
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Mort Marshall
Character:
Cootie Jacobs
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Moe Schneider
Character:
Trombonist (Big 7)
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George Van Eps
Character:
Guitarist (Big 7)
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Ray Sherman
Character:
Pianist (Big 7)
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Dick Cathcart
Character:
Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
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Matty Matlock
Character:
Clarinetist (Big 7)
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Eddie Miller
Character:
Saxophonist (Big 7)
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Nick Fatool
Character:
Drummer (Big 7)
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Jud De Naut
Character:
Bassist (Big 7)
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Nesdon Booth
Character:
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
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Perry Botkin Sr.
Character:
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
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Teddy Buckner
Character:
Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
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Harper Goff
Character:
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
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Jester Hairston
Character:
Mourner (uncredited)
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Donald Kerr
Character:
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Hank Mann
Character:
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Character:
Waiter (uncredited)
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Joe Venuti
Character:
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
