Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

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

1955-07-31 95 min ★ 6.2
CrimeDramaMusic

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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Cast

Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston
Mourner (uncredited)
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Al Gannaway
Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Booth
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Rose Hopkins
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Pete Kelly
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Fran McCarg
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Maggie Jackson
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Ivy Conrad
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
George Tenell
John Dennis
John Dennis
Guy Bettenhouser
Herbert Ellis
Herbert Ellis
Bedido
Harper Goff
Harper Goff
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn
Than Wyenn
Rudy Shulak
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Waiter (uncredited)
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Cigarette Girl