Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in. Like love me or leave me, also made in 1955, webbs film is set in the golden age of prohibition, mixing. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. This album should not be confused with the soundtrack. 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 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues 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. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles. Movie title from the pete kellys blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album. Pete kellys blues 1955 pete kellys blues 1955 umr links.
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 dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Shop pete kellys blues dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. 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. The original soundtrack to pete kellys blues, the 1955 film starring jack webb, featured dixieland and hot jazz from the 1920s. What a movie pete kellys blues 1955 could have been. Pete kellys blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama.
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 1955 first appeared as a radio broadcast in 1951 and ran only episodes. Pete kellys blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. Watch pete kellys blues full movie in hd visit in 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform ni. A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Pete kellys blues 1955 full movie download full hd. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Although peggy lee and ella fitzgerald appear and perform in the film, they were not on the original soundtrack. Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. He had a tremendous jazz collection of some 6000 recordings. It also was a shortlived television series in 1959 starring william. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, mono sound on.
Pete kellys blues 1955 a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Looking at how persistent he was about trying to make it a hit, it appears that webbs passion project was pete kellys blues. This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. The show was short lived as the network wanted webb to do dragnet. Pete kellys blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. Breen it is nevertheless well directed by the pictures star jack webb. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon.
A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is k. Jack webb, janet leigh, peggy lee, jayne mansfield. 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 kellys blues online stream pete kellys blues gratis. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes addeddate. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. The film has a certain edgy realism and unsentimentality not usually found in films about jazz before this time the bars where the band plays are crowded and smoky. Ella fitzgerald sings the title tune and peggy lee gets a nomination for best supporting actress in this starstudded musical drama that throws the spotlight on jazz musicians, speakeasies and mobsters of the 1920s. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. Listen to pete kellys blues from june christys june christy the unforgettable for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys blues starring jack webb, janet leigh, peggy lee, and edmond obrien. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader.
Then he made a tv series out of it in 1959 that only lasted thirteen episodes. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire. Songs from pete kellys blues 1955 peggy and ella fitzgerald perform songs from the warner bros. Find movie and film cast and crew information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Fantastic album, one ive been looking for on cd for a long time. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew by gus kahn.
He needs me,sing a rainbow by arthur hamilton, sugar by maceo pinkard, sidney d. 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. 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. Buy pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. I bought this on 45 rpm in the late 50s, later found same songs plus a couple other pete kellys blues albums on lps.
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