The ad featured a punchout recording containing a message from webb and a 78 rpm. To see one of the great songs on this dvd please just scroll down this page until you reach product videos and just click onto that. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album. 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 1955 the movie title stills collection. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in prohibitionera kansas city.
Pete kelly s blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald. But the writing is actually pretty good, and there s some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webb s deadpan delivery. Dragnet star jack webb directs and stars in pete kellys blues, a 1955 melodrama celebrating prohibitionera jazz. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side.
And the only thing more dynamic than films dixieland and bluesinfused musical sore is its stellar cast. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. 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.
Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Peggy lee and ella fitzgerald songs from pete kellys blues. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. Pete kellys blues 1955 dvd rare jazz film, jack webb. He finds out another person he barely knows has been killed by the same gangster and he s ready for war. He needs me,sing a rainbow by arthur hamilton, sugar by maceo pinkard, sidney d. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in, even though this also means taking the thugs alcoholic girl as a singer.
Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together. 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. Songs from pete kelly s blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kelly s blues 1955. 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. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. Pete kelly s blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. 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 kellys blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. The handsome pete kelly s blues features solid contributions from a fine cast and every technical department. Jack webb s narration before each song cracks me up. Offscreen trumpet player who dubbed in pete s solos was dick cathcart.
Set in kansas city in 1927, webb plays the title role, a horn player who leads his band through nightly gigs at a pizza parlor speakeasy. 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 a bit of trouble here and there. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Pete kellys blues 1955 yify download movie torrent yts. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray.
Although production charts indicate that the shooting schedule of pete kellys blues occurred between late march and midmay 1955, a two page ad in a late february 1955 edition of hollywood reporter reported that the film was now shooting in new orleans. Jack webb s classic monotone is well featured in this series. A jazzman of the wideopen 20s caught in the crossfire of its blazing. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kellys blues albums on lps. But webb is incredibly stiff as the loner bandleader pete kelly, killing scene after scene with his perfectly deadly performance. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues 1955 dvd rare jazz film, jack webb, peggy lee, ella fitzgerald not a new dvd but in great condition in a plain cover. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. Pete kellys blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951.
A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Songs from pete kellys blues peggy lee mit dem orchester hal mooney, u. 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. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. Dragnet star jack webb directs and stars in pete kelly s blues, a 1955 melodrama celebrating prohibitionera jazz. 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 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Pete kelly s blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. In 1955, she played a despondent, alcoholic blues singer in pete kelly s blues 1955, for which she was nominated for an oscar.
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 s blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Jack webbs classic monotone is well featured in this series. But the writing is actually pretty good, and theres some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webbs deadpan delivery. 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. Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Songs from pete kellys blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kellys blues 1955. 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. In 1955, she played a despondent, alcoholic blues singer in pete kellys blues 1955, for which she was nominated for an oscar. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the. The only thing bad i can say about it is i had a hard time figuring out pete kelly s motivation. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store.
Featuring an allstar cast including janet leigh psycho, lee marvin the dirty dozen, 50s pinup star jayne. Jack webb directed and stars in this musical melodrama, along with janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee, lee. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kelly s blues near you. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Although production charts indicate that the shooting schedule of pete kelly s blues occurred between late march and midmay 1955, a two page ad in a late february 1955 edition of hollywood reporter reported that the film was now shooting in new orleans. A shortlived, summer replacement program for nbc, jack webb would go on to help develop and star in the feature film pete kelly s blues 1955 and an eventual television version of pete kelly s blues 1959 for his mark vii, limited production company. Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. This album should not be confused with the soundtrack. Pete kellys blues 1955 07311955 us drama, action, music 1h 35m user score. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Pete kellys blues disappointed jazz buffs, but for most of the audience it examined not merely cited a way of life they had only read about or heard in the reminiscences of elders how do you, dear reader, remember the 60s and 70s. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie.
Pete kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Pete kelly s blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webb s theatrical features. 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. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. And the only thing more dynamic than films dixieland.
In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. The handsome pete kellys blues features solid contributions from a fine cast and every technical department. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production company. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. He finds out another person he barely knows has been killed by the same gangster and hes ready for war. Jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues. Movie title from the pete kellys blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kelly s blues albums on lps. Peggy lee, ella fitzgerald pete kellys blues 1955, vinyl discogs. This tuneful melodrama is set during the height of the jazz age and presents a lively and realistic view of life in swinging kansas city, where. 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.
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