Pete Kelly's Blues

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

Jack Webb

Played Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh

Played Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien

Played Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee

Played Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine

Played George Tenell
Lee Marvin

Played Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald

Played Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner

Played Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn

Played Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis

Played Bedido
John Dennis

Played Guy Bettenhouser
Jayne Mansfield

Played Cigarette Girl
Mort Marshall

Played Cootie Jacobs
Moe Schneider

Played Trombonist (Big 7)
George Van Eps

Played Guitarist (Big 7)
Ray Sherman

Played Pianist (Big 7)
Dick Cathcart

Played Trumpet Player / Web…
Matty Matlock

Played Clarinetist (Big 7)
Eddie Miller

Played Saxophonist (Big 7)
Nick Fatool

Played Drummer (Big 7)
Jud De Naut

Played Bassist (Big 7)
Nesdon Booth

Played Squat Henchman (uncr…
Perry Botkin Sr.

Played Tuxedo Band Member (…
Teddy Buckner

Played Cornet Soloist (uncr…
Harper Goff

Played Tuxedo Band Banjo Pl…
Jester Hairston

Played Mourner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr

Played Drunk in Speakeasy (…
Hank Mann

Played Argumentative Husban…
Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Played Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Venuti

Played Tuxedo Band Member (…

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