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Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Drama Crime Music

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

Release Date: 1955, July 31
Directors: Jack Webb
Countries: United States of America
Production: Mark VII Ltd., Mark VII Ltd.
Cast: Lee Marvin, Janet Leigh, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Jack Webb, Hank Mann, John Dennis, Jester Hairston, Nesdon Booth, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine, Than Wyenn, Harper Goff

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.

Keywords:

gangster jazz jazz band extortion 1920s prohibition era jazz singer or musician kansas city horn speakeasy alcoholic woman protection racket band leader cornetist