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Pete Kelly's Blues

  • 1955
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.7K
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Janet Leigh, Peggy Lee, Edmond O'Brien, and Jack Webb in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Jack Webb
  • Writer
    • Richard L. Breen
  • Stars
    • Jack Webb
    • Janet Leigh
    • Edmond O'Brien
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Webb
    • Writer
      • Richard L. Breen
    • Stars
      • Jack Webb
      • Janet Leigh
      • Edmond O'Brien
    • 42User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Jack Webb
    Jack Webb
    • Pete Kelly
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Ivy Conrad
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Fran McCarg
    Peggy Lee
    Peggy Lee
    • Rose Hopkins
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • George Tenell
    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Al Gannaway
    Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald
    • Maggie Jackson
    Martin Milner
    Martin Milner
    • Joey Firestone
    Than Wyenn
    • Rudy Shulak
    Herbert Ellis
    • Bedido
    • (as Herb Ellis)
    John Dennis
    John Dennis
    • Guy Bettenhouser
    Jayne Mansfield
    Jayne Mansfield
    • Cigarette Girl
    Mort Marshall
    Mort Marshall
    • Cootie Jacobs
    Dick Cathcart
    • Trumpet Player (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    Matty Matlock
    • Clarinetist (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    Moe Schneider
    • Trombonist (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    • (as "Moe" Schneider)
    Eddie Miller
    Eddie Miller
    • Saxophonist (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    George Van Eps
    • Guitarist (Pet Kelly and Big Seven)
    • Director
      • Jack Webb
    • Writer
      • Richard L. Breen
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews42

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    • Trivia
      "Pete Kelly's Blues" was originally a radio series created by Richard L. Breen and starring Jack Webb. It ran on NBC as a summer replacement series from July 4 to September 19, 1951. It later became a short-lived TV series (Pete Kelly's Blues (1959)), produced by Webb.
    • Quotes
      • Maggie Jackson: [singing] They call her Hard Hearted Hannah, The vamp of Savannah, The meanest gal in town; Talk of your cold, refrigeratin' mamas, Brother, she's a polar bear's pajamas! To tease 'em, and thrill 'em, to torture and kill 'em, Is her delight, they say, An evening spent with Hannah sittin' on your knees, Is like travelin' through Alaska in your BVDs...
    • Crazy credits
      "In the screenplay by Richard L. Breen" appears before the film's title.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Colgate Comedy Hour: Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Just a Closer Walk with Thee
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Sung by choir of Israelite Spiritual Church, New Orleans

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 31, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Es geschah in einer Nacht
    • Filming locations
      • Fleming Plantation, Lafitte, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Mark VII Ltd.
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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