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 kelly s blues 1955 a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city 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. Janet leigh holding jack webb in a scene from the film pete kellys. Featuring an allstar cast including janet leigh psycho, lee marvin the dirty dozen, 50s pinup star jayne. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Pete kellys blues soundtrack cd details and availability. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in prohibitionera kansas city. Pete kelly s 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. Though he flourished within this creative arena, his auteur sensibilities took full shape with the. Pete kellys blues 1955 the movie title stills collection.
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. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Complete your jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven collection. In 1927, pete kelly jack webb and his band play at a kansas city speakeasy. The gus trudo story 07jun1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. 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.
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 dvd 1955 region 1 us import ntsc. Matty matlock and his all stars supplied the music for pete kelly and his bi. Jack webb dragnet directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in. In 1927, a kansas city, missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly. Pete kelly s blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Pete kellys blues 1955 pete kellys blues 1955 user. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. Pete kellys blues 11 june gould pete kellys blues drama. 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. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew. The show was short lived as the network wanted webb to do dragnet. 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 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. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray netflix. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. He had a tremendous jazz collection of some 6000 recordings. Breen, who had previously worked with webb on pat novak for hire. 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. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. Pete kelly jack webb fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and. Lee starred in the film and rerecorded some of the songs for this album. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
Pete kellys blues 1955 pete kellys blues 1955 umr links. 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 kellys blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. With jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, peggy lee. 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 thug s alcoholic girl as a singer. Pete kelly s blues was a radio show that jack webb starred in way back in the late forties or early fifties. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz.
Jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kellys blues, 1955 film based on the radio series. Jack webbs narration before each song cracks me up. Today, neither the film nor the tv series resonates. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In 1955, jack webb brought pete kellys blues from radio to the big screen. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. 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. 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.
Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. 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. 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. Janet leigh holding jack webb in a scene from the film pete kellys blues, 1955. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. 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. Mitchell, somebody loves me by ballard macdonald, buddy desylva, george gershwin, i never knew by gus kahn. Pete kelly s blues by sammy cahn, ray heindorf, hard hearted hannah by jack yellen, bob bigelow, charles bates, performed by ella fitzgerald. Pete kellys blues 1955 a bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kellys blues near you. Various artists pete kellys blues 1955 film amazon. Movie title from the pete kelly s blues 1955 directed by jack webb, starring jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, andy devine, lee marvin.
The rompy thompson story 31may1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. Breen it is nevertheless well directed by the picture s star jack webb. Find pete kelly discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their. 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. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production company. Pete kellys blues soundtrack 1955 the moviemusic store. 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. 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. Pete kellys blues page 2 the great detectives of old. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues 1955 yify download movie torrent yts. Ver pelicula pete kellys blues en espanol gratis 1955.
Pete kelly s blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webb s theatrical features. 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 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. 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 the great detectives of old time radio. Instead, jack webb decided to turn it into a theatrical film in 1955 as he did the radio and tv versions of dragnet, the previous year. Pete kelly s blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. This album should not be confused with the soundtrack. 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. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Nov 16, 2008 matty matlock and his all stars supplied the music for pete kelly and his bi.
Most likely the reason for choosing these is they both came out in 1955, and hence could have been seen with pete kelly s blues at the theatre. This music is wonderful, and has always been one of the favorite of my more than 3,000 albums. Jack webb s narration before each song cracks me up. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube.
It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. Kansas city bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms cornetist s jack webb combo. The ad featured a punchout recording containing a message from webb and a 78 rpm. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Pete kelly s blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast.
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. Pete kellys blues 1955 traveled firstclass to the cinemascope screen, with a strong, handpicked cast. Pete kelly and his big seven pete kellys blues discogs. A bootlegger edmond obrien strongarms a jazz cornetist jack webb and his combo at a 1920s kansas city speakeasy. Corrupt political boss fran mccargedmond obrien wants a quarter of the bands take. The emory cusack story 14jun1959 nbc sun mark vii prod. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in.
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