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    Pete Kelly's Blues

    1955 · Musical · 1h 35m

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  1. Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 musical crime film based on the 1951 radio series of the same name. It was directed by and starred Jack Webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Janet Leigh is featured as party girl Ivy Conrad, and Edmond O'Brien as a gangster who applies pressure to Kelly.

  2. Pete Kelly's Blues: Directed by Jack Webb. With Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee. 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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    • Crime, Drama, Music
    • Jack Webb
    • 1955-07-31
  3. IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1955 jazz musical film Pete Kelly's Blues, directed by Jack Webb. See the names and roles of actors, musicians, producers, writers, and more.

  4. Howard Thompson New York Times Pete Kelly's Blues is an incredible waste of tantalizing music and decor designed for the sole purpose of letting Jack Webb strut his stuff almost exactly as...

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    • Jack Webb
    • Jack Webb
    • Musical
  5. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) - Turner Classic Movies. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. The jazz band's leader gets mixed up with gangster in '20s Kansas City. Cast & Crew. Read More. Jack Webb. Director. Jack Webb. Pete Kelly. Janet Leigh. Ivy Conrad. Edmond O'brien.

  6. Pete Kelly's Blues is arguably the most stylish of director/star Jack Webb's theatrical features. Beginning with a brilliantly evocative pre-credits prologue, wherein we see how WWI vet Pete Kelly (Webb) came into possession of his precious trumpet, the film traces Kelly to his 1927 gig at a Kansas City speakeasy.

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  8. 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. Jack Webb. Director. Richard L. Breen. Screenplay.

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