Pete Kelly's Blues
1955 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 6.2
Jack Webb directed and stars in this musical melodrama, along with Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee, Lee Marvin, Ella Fitzgerald, Martin Milner, Herb Ellis, and Jayne Mansfield. The leader of a jazz band and his fellow musicians try to stand up to a gangster who is extorting them for agent's fees in prohibition-era Kansas City. Several jazz greats perform. A television series was based on this film. Peggy Lee was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Based on Pete Kelly's Blues
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-07-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (29 votes)
Themes
- jazz
- prohibition era
- gangster
- jazz singer or musician
- horn
- extortion
- kansas city
- speakeasy
- protection racket
- jazz band
- band leader
- 1920s
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1956 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack Webb
as Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh
as Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien
as Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee
as Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine
as George Tenell
Lee Marvin
as Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald
as Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner
as Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn
as Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis
as Bedido
Directed by Jack Webb