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 ★ 6.3
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

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