Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kellys blues near you. 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 is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Most likely the reason for choosing these is they both came out in 1955, and hence could have been seen with pete kellys blues at the theatre. Songs from pete kellys blues peggy lee mit dem orchester hal mooney. Watch pete kelly s blues full movie in hd visit in 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform n. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician.
Listen free to peggy lee songs from pete kellys blues oh didnt he ramble, im gonna meet my sweetie now and more. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Cinematography harold rosson production design harper goff art direction feild gray film editor robert m. Catala english francais galego italiano norsk bokmal. A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. 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. Pete kellys blues 1955 07311955 us drama, action, music 1h 35m user score. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. He needs me,sing a rainbow by arthur hamilton, sugar by maceo pinkard, sidney d. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What a movie pete kellys blues 1955 could have been. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew by gus kahn. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. A jazzman of the wideopen 20s caught in the crossfire of its blazing. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. The problem is jack webb, who directed the picture and stars as pete kelly, a cornet player who leads a blues band in 1927 kansas city. Hd 720p pete kellys blues 1955 full streaming full. Pete kellys blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album.
Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. For her performance in pete kellys blues 1955 she received a best supporting actress oscar nomination. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The only thing they can do is do what they do best play music so they get their old band together and theyre on their way, while getting in. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart.
In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. Jake blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, elwood on a mission from god to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. 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. Pete kellys blues, dr jonathan budd september 19, 1951 one of the gloomiest openings to any series leads into jack webbs radio series pete kellys blues a sigh of a tribute, a melancholic. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues 1955 full movie download full hd youtube.
Breen it is nevertheless well directed by the pictures star jack webb. Pete kellys blues 1955 pete kellys blues 1955 umr links. She played dramatic leads in two films and appeared as a singer in two others. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together. Movie title from the pete kellys blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin. 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. Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. Released 1955, pete kelly s blues stars jackwebb, janetleigh, edmondobrien, peggylee the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Shop pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Matty matlock and his all stars supplied the music for pete kelly and his bi. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. The first is the tenminute oscarnominated live action comedy gadgets galore, humorously examining the advent of such inventions as the motion picture and motorcars and their effects on rural americans. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play.
With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. This album should not be confused with the soundtrack.
She wrote the lyrics for many of her songs and for three films. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kellys blues albums on lps. Pete kellys blues 1955 has finally made it to dvd and a fairly enjoyable issue it is too but mostly because of the music which im sorry to say there isnt an over abundance of either. Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys. Songs from pete kellys blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kellys blues 1955. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. You can view total description of pete kelly s blues below original title. Pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc.
Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. 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. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Peggy lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer rose hopkins a performance for which she received an academy. Optional english and french subtitles are provided and 2 shorts from the same year 1955, but not related to the feature are provided. Pete kellys blues 1955 a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys blues starring jack webb, janet leigh, peggy lee, and edmond obrien. Watch the video for pete kellys blues from bobby darins this is darin for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l.
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