Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Not Rated 31 Jul 1955 • Crime, Drama, Music • 1h 35m
In 1927 Kansas City, Pete Kelly and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed Kelly gives in, although this also means taking the thug's alcoholic girl as a singer. Kelly soon realizes he has made a big mistake selling out in this way, and that rich girl Ivy is now the only decent thing in his life.
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English
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
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United States
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