Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1955-07-31
Duration:95 min
Director:Jack Webb
Actors:Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee, Andy Devine
Production:Mark VII

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.

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