Pete kellys blues began as an unsponsored replacement series for the halls. This film is musically great with a couple of numbers by ella fitzgerald. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Pete kellys blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. Five are available for streaming or download at the internet archive. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Pete kelly s blues isnt much different, though jack webb earns himself quite a bit of credibility by casting not just lee, but giving the legendary ella fitzgerald a small part and even having her sing the movie s title track. E in aumento il suo database di film molto veloce, e possibile sfogliare i filmati per categorie o per anno di produzione. Pete kelly s blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. Complete your jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven collection. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964.
Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ella fitzgerald brings her inimitable jazz alchemy to hard hearted hannah and pete kellys blues. In 30, newshounds race against the clock to fill the empty page with stories that will become part of americas. Now, having said all that, how can you not like a movie with a supporting cast of marvin, milner, divine, leigh, lee, obrian, and fitzgerald. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Lee marvin and martin milner as pete s hotheaded sidemen keep the tempo torrid.
Nov 10, 20 in the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides he s going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer warner archive collection. Beginning with a brilliantly evocative precredits prologue, wherein we see how wwi vet pete kelly came into possession of his precious trumpet, the film traces kelly to his 1927 gig at a kansas city speakeasy. Pete kellys blues columbia released 10 jazz of the roaring 20s songs from the 1955 warner bros. In the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides hes going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire. Pete kellys blues, an album by soundtrackcast album on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles.
Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. But the writing is actually pretty good, and theres some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webbs deadpan delivery. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. Pete kellys blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. He is pete kelly, a lkansas city trumpeter who heads up a small. Its remembered today chiefly for the role of a damaged alcoholic singer played by peggy lee. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Lee marvin and martin milner as petes hotheaded sidemen keep the tempo torrid. Webb is back, standing in front of a car from pete kellys blues.
Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. Both orchestral tracks were issued as a 45 rpm single on columbia 40533. Pete kellys blues is an incredible waste of tantalizing music and decor designed. He reunited with his former roommate and writing partner richard breen to develop pete kellys blues. Pete kellys blues by soundtrackcast album on spotify.
The music was written by ray heindorf, the lyrics by sammy cahn. Tiein to the film of the same name, featuring narration by jack webb. Fitzgerald s role as maggie jackson also serves as a bit of subtle explanation as to where the black musicians have. Rather it is a 20s gangster tale that involves pete kelly jack webb and his band. The film was released in 1955 yet here for a tv show that aired in 1959 telling all to see it in the theaters. This isnt the movie s official soundtrack which comes with musical contributions from ella fitzgerald and a crack jazz ensemble, as well as many of the songs found here, but rerecordings of tunes that lee performed in the movie. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Pete kellys blues isnt much different, though jack webb earns himself quite a bit of credibility by casting not just lee, but giving the legendary ella fitzgerald a small part and even having her sing the movies title track. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond o. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. Ella fitzgerald brings her inimitable jazz alchemy to hard hearted hannah and pete kelly s blues. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray.
Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues drama. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production company. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together. Pete kellys blues was an american crimemusical radio drama which aired over nbc as an unsponsored summer replacement series on wednesday nights at 8pmet from july 4 through september 19, 1951.
Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Pete kellys blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. A shortlived, summer replacement program for nbc, jack webb would go on to help develop and star in the feature film pete kellys blues 1955 and an eventual television version of pete kellys blues 1959 for his mark vii, limited production company. Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kellys blues near you. Pete kelly s blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pete kelly s blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys blues starring jack webb, janet leigh, peggy lee, and edmond obrien.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. Webb invites the audience to see the car in cinescope and in the new movie pete kellys blues. Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side. Janet leigh is a ginswilling heiress who moves in on kelly s heart. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its ideal for the brisk style of jack webb dragnet a world webb explores in a film taking its title from the 30 reporters place at the end of a story. Pete kellys blues bluray disc details highdef digest.
You dont feel like youre looking at a bunch of people from the 50s dressed up for a 20s costume party. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien june 28, 2019 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. This ones about the blues, pete kellys blues at the amoeblog. The warner archive collection bluray of pete kellys blues looks good in hd. Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray netflix. This isnt the movies official soundtrack which comes with musical contributions from ella fitzgerald and a crack jazz ensemble, as well as many of the songs found here, but rerecordings of tunes that lee performed in the movie. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Pete kellys blues 1955 yify download movie torrent yts. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad. Pete kellys blues is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. Pete kelly s blues was an american crimemusical radio drama which aired over nbc as an unsponsored summer replacement series on wednesday nights at 8pmet from july 4 through september 19, 1951.
Pete kellys big seven came from pete kellys blues, which was an american radio drama which aired over nbc as an unsponsored summer replacement series on wednesday nights at 8pmet from july 4 through september 19, 1951. Fitzgeralds role as maggie jackson also serves as a bit of subtle explanation as to where the black musicians have. Pete kellys old mentor escapes prison and is tagged for a murder rap. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover.
My only guess is someone added it to the bootleg and was not on the. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Webb also directed this film, and he did a great job of giving it a real 20s feel. Jack webbs classic monotone is well featured in this series. I film in streaming sono il luogo piu comodo per guardare film in streaming online. Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. Note that this is a distinct release from the columbia album music from jack webbs mark vii ltd. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. Webbs character, pete kelly, lead a dixieland jazz band. Jack webb s classic monotone is well featured in this series. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series.
Read the full synopsis of pete kellys blues, 1955, directed by jack webb, with jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, at turner classic movies. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. Mar 08, 2015 webb is back, standing in front of a car from pete kellys blues. The only thing bad i can say about it is i had a hard time figuring out pete kellys motivation. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. Today, neither the film nor the tv series resonates. He is pete kelly, a lkansas city trumpeter who heads up a small jazz band that is suddenly forced into paying protection to a local gangster, fran mccarg, played by edmond obrien. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf.
Most of those scenes are opticals, and the different film stock used would have faded differently than the rest of the film. Pete kelly tries to save a distinguishedlooking old doctor from a gangster. Pete kellys blues old time radio golden age of radio. Janet leigh is a ginswilling heiress who moves in on kellys heart. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case. Like love me or leave me, also made in 1955, webbs film is set in the golden age of prohibition, mixing crimegangster drama with great jazz music by the likes of ella fitzgerald and peggy lee.
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