E in aumento il suo database di film molto veloce, e possibile sfogliare i filmati per categorie o per anno di produzione. The only thing bad i can say about it is i had a hard time figuring out pete kellys motivation. Ella fitzgerald brings her inimitable jazz alchemy to hard hearted hannah and pete kellys blues. Although every bit as straightlaced as sgt friday, webb was comfortable in the smoky nightclub atmosphere of jazz. My only guess is someone added it to the bootleg and was not on the. 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 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. The warner archive collection bluray of pete kellys blues looks good in hd. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production company. Read the full synopsis of pete kellys blues, 1955, directed by jack webb, with jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien, at turner classic movies. Complete your jack webb, pete kelly and his big seven collection. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys blues.
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. Pete kellys blues 1955 is a crime, drama movie starring jack webb and janet leigh. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 on dvd and bluray netflix. 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 bluray disc details highdef digest.
Rather it is a 20s gangster tale that involves pete kelly jack webb and his band. Pete kellys blues the great detectives of old time radio. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Most of the warner color has survived without turning brownish, all except for the prologue on the louisiana bayou.
He reunited with his former roommate and writing partner richard breen to develop pete kellys blues. Janet leigh is a ginswilling heiress who moves in on kellys heart. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer warner archive collection. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad. Pete kellys blues manufactured on demand, amaray case. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. Pete kellys blues is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. Janet leigh is a ginswilling heiress who moves in on kelly s heart. Connee boswell as savannah brown, helen humes, dick cathcart. In 30, newshounds race against the clock to fill the empty page with stories that will become part of americas. Pete kellys blues 1955 official region 2 pal release, plays in english without subtitles. Jack webbs classic monotone is well featured in this series. Kc in the roaring 20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, gmen, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins. Five are available for streaming or download at the internet archive.
Pete kellys blues old time radio golden age of radio. In 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. But the writing is actually pretty good, and theres some good character acting going on, which neatly provides a balance to webbs deadpan delivery. Fitzgeralds role as maggie jackson also serves as a bit of subtle explanation as to where the black musicians have. Pete kelly s blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pete kellys blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. Today, neither the film nor the tv series resonates. Old time radio crime drama from 1951 starring jack webb 5 episodes. 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. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader. The definitive pete kellys blues radio log with jack webb. It was directed by and starred jack webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician.
Pete kellys blues columbia released 10 jazz of the roaring 20s songs from the 1955 warner bros. Usage public domain topics pete kellys blues, old time radio, crime drama. Pete kellys blues was a favorite project of creators jack webb and richard l. Pete kelley blues 1951 arrived on radio almost two years after jack webb reached stardom in dragnet. Ray heindorf pete kellys blues sheet music in c minor. Pete kellys blues isnt much different, though jack webb earns himself quite a bit of credibility by casting not just lee, but giving the legendary ella fitzgerald a small part and even having her sing the movies title track. Pete kellys blues 1955 yify download movie torrent yts. Webb also directed this film, and he did a great job of giving it a real 20s feel.
Now, having said all that, how can you not like a movie with a supporting cast of marvin, milner, divine, leigh, lee, obrian, and fitzgerald. Print and download pete kellys blues sheet music composed by ray heindorf. Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues drama. 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, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. Pete kellys blues 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Both orchestral tracks were issued as a 45 rpm single on columbia 40533. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their. This ones about the blues, pete kellys blues at the amoeblog. The music was written by ray heindorf, the lyrics by sammy cahn. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed kelly gives in.
A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys blues starring jack webb, janet leigh, peggy lee, and edmond obrien. Pete kelly s blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series. Pete kellys blues, an album by soundtrackcast album on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The series starred jack webb as pete kelly and was created by writer richard l. Pete kellys blues original theatrical trailer youtube. Pete kelly fronts the house band, the big seven, at a speakeasy at 217 cherry street, kansas city, on the missouri side. Pete kelly tries to save a distinguishedlooking old doctor from a gangster. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii.
Pete kellys old mentor escapes prison and is tagged for a murder rap. Lee marvin and martin milner as petes hotheaded sidemen keep the tempo torrid. Tiein to the film of the same name, featuring narration by jack webb. I film in streaming sono il luogo piu comodo per guardare film in streaming online. Pete kellys blues began as an unsponsored replacement series for the halls. Lee marvin and martin milner as pete s hotheaded sidemen keep the tempo torrid. Pete kellys blues 10 vita brandt pete kellys blues. The film was released in 1955 yet here for a tv show that aired in 1959 telling all to see it in the theaters. Its ideal for the brisk style of jack webb dragnet a world webb explores in a film taking its title from the 30 reporters place at the end of a story.
Ella fitzgerald brings her inimitable jazz alchemy to hard hearted hannah and pete kelly s blues. 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. Find release information for pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb on allmovie. Janet leigh is featured as party girl ivy conrad, and edmond obrien as a gangster who applies pressure to kelly. This film is musically great with a couple of numbers by ella fitzgerald.
Pete kelly s 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c minor. Webb is back, standing in front of a car from pete kellys blues. 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 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. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Pete kellys blues by soundtrackcast album on spotify. Pete kelly s blues is an entertaining film directed by and starring jack webb, of dragnet fame. Pete kellys blues is an incredible waste of tantalizing music and decor designed. Pete kellys blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Webb invites the audience to see the car in cinescope and in the new movie pete kellys blues. Pete kellys blues is a 1955 musicalcrime film based on the 1951 original radio series.
Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond obrien june 28, 2019 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. 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 kelly s blues, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, dolby, ac3, dramaclassics, musicals theatrical, 888574488017. Its remembered today chiefly for the role of a damaged alcoholic singer played by peggy lee. Pete kelly s blues isnt much different, though jack webb earns himself quite a bit of credibility by casting not just lee, but giving the legendary ella fitzgerald a small part and even having her sing the movie s title track. Webbs character, pete kelly, lead a dixieland jazz band. Rent pete kelly s blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. He is pete kelly, a lkansas city trumpeter who heads up a small. Jack webb s classic monotone is well featured in this series. Pete kellys blues is arguably the most stylish of directorstar jack webbs theatrical features. Kellys band was the big seven, a reflection of webbs mk vii production.
Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb releases allmovie. Pete kelly s blues, wednesday nights at 8pm during the summer of 1951. 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 kelly s blues 1955 tt0048484 in 1927 kansas city pete kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. Fitzgerald s role as maggie jackson also serves as a bit of subtle explanation as to where the black musicians have. Mar 08, 2015 webb is back, standing in front of a car from pete kellys blues. 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. Rent pete kellys blues 1955 starring jack webb and janet leigh on dvd and bluray. Pete kellys blues 1955 jack webb, janet leigh, edmond o.
You dont feel like youre looking at a bunch of people from the 50s dressed up for a 20s costume party. A poster for jack webbs 1955 crime film pete kellys. Most of the film concerns kellys efforts to keep his big seven aggregation together. Most of those scenes are opticals, and the different film stock used would have faded differently than the rest of the film. 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. Note that this is a distinct release from the columbia album music from jack webbs mark vii ltd. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pete kellys blues near you.
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