Dixieland jazz fans will really like the music from pete kellys blues, i certainly did along with the rest of the film. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sep 09, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair vintage jazz. Songs from pete kellys blues, soundtrack album of the 1955 film pete kellys blues song, 1955 song introduced in the movie pete kellys blues, 1959 television series also based on the radio series. Movie title from the pete kelly s blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin. Pete kelly s blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Pete kellys blues, 1955 film based on the radio series. Tiein to the film of the same name, featuring narration by jack webb. Pete kellys blues is a moody film, downbeat in tone.
Jack webb pete kellys blues original full length movie trailer. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby. 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. 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. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kellys blues albums on lps. The opening sequence is a stunner, the music is superb, the sets and costumes look great, and the supporting cast does a quality job all around. Provided to youtube by cdbaby pete kellys blues beegie adair vintage jazz. This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. Pete kellys blues 1955 the movie title stills collection. Pete kellys blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. Like love me or leave me, also made in 1955, webbs film is set in the golden age of prohibition. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Dec 16, 2014 pete kellys blues est lideal film produit par mark vii ltd.
Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Though no technical specs are listed on the packaging, the flick was shot in 2. Pete kelly s blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. With william reynolds, connee boswell, than wyenn, phil gordon. Kansas city bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms cornetist s jack webb combo. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l.
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. Watch jack webb and lee marvin as pretend musicians in this clip from the movie. Original full length movie trailer for pete kellys blues starring jack webb. Today, neither the film nor the tv series resonates.
Featuring an allstar cast including janet leigh psycho, lee marvin the dirty dozen, 50s pinup star jayne. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. The gus trudo story 07jun1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. 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. Song intro to pete kelly s blues pete kelly s blues. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire.
Overview of pete kellys blues, 1955, directed by jack webb, with jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, at turner classic movies. Its a rather spectacular transfer, with good colors and sharp resolution. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Sammy cahn, ray heindorf, arthur hamilton, matty matlock cast. The emory cusack story 14jun1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Lee marvin, martin milner, and jayne mansfield also make early career appearances.
The film pits a humble smalltown lawyer against a hard. 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. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. Both cds are available on amazon but will set you back. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Ray anthony and ella fitzgerald live tv 1955 pete kelly s blues duration. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. 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. Le film a ete produit avec une excellente qualite graphique, meilleur oreille busting qualite sonore et les plus beaux meilleurs acteurs. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in prohibitionera kansas city.
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. Pete kellys blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. 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. There are some up and comers in the film including janet leigh. Pete kellys blues est le plus grand film cree par mark vii ltd. The rompy thompson story 31may1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. The music in pete kelly s blues is the main reason to watch the movie. Pete kellys blues columbia released 10 jazz of the roaring 20s songs from the 1955 warner bros. Pete kellys blues tv series 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. The warner archive collection bluray of pete kellys blues looks good in hd. Le film a ete produit avec une excellente qualite graphique, meilleur oreille busting qualite sonore et le meilleur meilleurs acteurs.
Matty matlock and his all stars supplied the music for pete kelly and his bi. Jack webb pete kellys blues original full length movie. Pete kellys blues 1955 telecharger le film films centre 2015. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Kellys main problem is fran mccarg edmond obrien, a local mobster, trying to take over the citys bands at reduced wages for band members. The music was written by ray heindorf, the lyrics by sammy cahn.
Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side. Ella fitzgerald makes a cameo as singer maggie jackson. 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. Jack webb left an indelible mark on the television landscape with dragnet and as a producer of adam12. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Pete kelly s blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. Oscars best picture 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. Pete kellys blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame.
Pete kellys blues is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. Any motion picture with both peggy lee and ella fitzgerald is going to have a spectacular soundtrack, and unlike in litvak s movie, webb actually casts a real band to play his fictional one. Peggy lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer rose hopkins. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. Jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee, andy devine. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together.
Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. It was created by jack webb, based on his 1951 radio series of the same name. 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. Le film pete kellys blues 1955 vostfr film complet. Despite the fact that synchronised sound in feature films was popularly introduced by a movie entitled the jazz singer, this kind of music was not. Most of the warner color has survived without turning brownish, all except for the prologue on the louisiana bayou. Le film pete kellys blues 1955 vostfr admin 20170710t18. Pete kellys blues is shown in a very wide widescreen aspect ratio. Pete kellys blues 1955 not rated 1h 35min crime, drama, music 31 july 1955 usa 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. Set in kansas city during the 1920s, the series centered on pete kelly.
Pete kellys blues est une meilleure film manufacured par mark vii ltd. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. Pete kellys blues is a recent warner archive collection bluray release that took joe friday out of his element and placed him in an entirely different, yet equally immersive, universe jack webb left an indelible mark on the television landscape with dragnet and as a producer of adam12. Jul 10, 2017 le film pete kellys blues 1955 vostfr admin 20170710t18. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the. Pete kellys blues was a television series starring william reynolds which aired in 1959. Pete kellys blues old time radio golden age of radio. 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.
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