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Pete Kelly's Blues
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PETE KELLY'S BLUES

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

19551h 35m6.2 TMDb

Directed by Jack Webb

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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

Jack Webb

Pete Kelly

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Ivy Conrad

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Fran McCarg

Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Rose Hopkins

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

George Tenell

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Al Gannaway

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Maggie Jackson

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Joey Firestone

Movie Vibe

Suspense6.1
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.6
Humor5
Realism7.6
Action4.2
Darkness6.1

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • fans of moral complexity and intrigue

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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