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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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Not for warmth, laughs or scares.
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Cast
18 of 18
Jack WebbPete Kelly
Janet LeighIvy Conrad
Edmond O'BrienFran McCarg
Peggy LeeRose Hopkins
Andy DevineGeorge Tenell
Lee MarvinAl Gannaway
Ella FitzgeraldMaggie Jackson
Martin MilnerJoey Firestone
Than WyennRudy Shulak
Herbert EllisBedido
John DennisGuy Bettenhouser
Jayne MansfieldCigarette Girl
Nesdon BoothSquat Henchman (uncredited)
Harper GoffTuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester HairstonMourner (uncredited)
Donald KerrDrunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank MannArgumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' PollardWaiter (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Jack Webb
- Written by
- Richard L. Breen
- Produced by
- Jack Webb
- Music by
- Ray Heindorf, David Buttolph, Matty Matlock
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
July 31, 1955 · 1 h 35 min · NR
- Released
- July 31, 1955
- Runtime
- 1 h 35 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence, Drug Use
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Music
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 8 countries


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