Pete Kelly's Blues

Jack Webb
1955-07-31

A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
6.1
95 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jack Webb Pete Kelly Unowned
Janet Leigh Ivy Conrad Unowned
Edmond O'Brien Fran McCarg Unowned
Peggy Lee Rose Hopkins Unowned
Andy Devine George Tenell Unowned
Lee Marvin Al Gannaway Unowned
Ella Fitzgerald Maggie Jackson Unowned
Martin Milner Joey Firestone Unowned
Than Wyenn Rudy Shulak Unowned
Herbert Ellis Bedido Unowned
John Dennis Guy Bettenhouser Unowned
Jayne Mansfield Cigarette Girl Unowned
Mort Marshall Cootie Jacobs Unowned
Moe Schneider Trombonist (Big 7) Unowned
George Van Eps Guitarist (Big 7) Unowned
Ray Sherman Pianist (Big 7) Unowned
Dick Cathcart Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double Unowned
Matty Matlock Clarinetist (Big 7) Unowned
Eddie Miller Saxophonist (Big 7) Unowned
Nick Fatool Drummer (Big 7) Unowned
Jud De Naut Bassist (Big 7) Unowned
Nesdon Booth Squat Henchman (uncredited) Unowned
Perry Botkin Sr. Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited) Unowned
Teddy Buckner Cornet Soloist (uncredited) Unowned
Harper Goff Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited) Unowned
Jester Hairston Mourner (uncredited) Unowned
Donald Kerr Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited) Unowned
Hank Mann Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited) Unowned
Harry 'Snub' Pollard Waiter (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Venuti Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited) Unowned