Shop pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. 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. 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, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. He finds out another person he barely knows has been killed by the same gangster and hes ready for war. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the.
Part of what made pete kellys blues a labor of love was the fact that webb had been a jazz fan since childhood. 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. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kellys blues albums on lps. This album should not be confused with the soundtrack. Dragnet star jack webb directs and stars in pete kellys blues, a 1955 melodrama celebrating prohibitionera jazz.
Pete kellys old mentor escapes prison and is tagged for a murder rap. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kellys blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. Watch the video for pete kellys blues from bobby darins this is darin for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. But the writing is actually pretty good, and theres some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webbs deadpan delivery. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. 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 kellys blues 1955 a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. 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. Pete kellys blues pete kelly and his big seven rca victor lpm1126. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Peggy lee pete kellys blues volume 2 brunswick uk 1955 next on label. Songs from pete kellys blues peggy lee mit dem orchester hal mooney. The movie is 1955s pete kellys blues, a musical crime drama based on an nbc radio drama that ran in summer 1951. Pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. Pete kelly s blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. Pete kellys blues 1955 this is an original release us lobby card for this crime drama. Pete kelly tries to save a distinguishedlooking old doctor from a gangster. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart.
This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side. The handsome pete kellys blues features solid contributions from a fine cast and every technical department. Peggy lee, ella fitzgerald pete kellys blues 1955, vinyl discogs.
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. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew by gus kahn. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. 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. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kellys blues near you. 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. It is in excellent condition, with pin holes in the corners and minimal signs of wear. He needs me,sing a rainbow by arthur hamilton, sugar by maceo pinkard, sidney d. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
But webb is incredibly stiff as the loner bandleader pete kelly, killing scene after scene with his perfectly deadly performance. A jazzman of the wideopen 20s caught in the crossfire of its blazing. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Listen to pete kellys blues from june christys june christy the unforgettable for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 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, volume 2 decca uk 1955 previous by artist. Share your thoughts about the songs from pete kellys blues album with the community. 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. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. A person close to him is killed, and he is ready to give in to the gangster responsible and forget the whole thing ever happened. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their.
Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. 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. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. 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. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. Movie title from the pete kellys 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. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in. 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. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
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. Jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues. Songs from pete kellys blues is an album by jazz singer peggy lee that contains songs from the film pete kellys blues 1955. The only thing bad i can say about it is i had a hard time figuring out pete kellys motivation.