[Dixielandjazz] Pete Kelly's Blues

[Bob Romans]

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From: <Cebuisle2 at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:25 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Pete Kelly's Blues


> Hello List-
>
> Back around 1955 a grade B gangster movie was produced featuring Jack Webb
> from the "Dragnet" TV series. I believe it was titled "Pete Kelly's Blues" 
> and
> included a hot Dixieland group called "Pete Kelly's Big 7." If memory 
> serves
> me  right, Dick Cathart  (sp?) was the cornetist for the group.. They also
> made  a 45 with four tunes from the movie, recorded by Capitol Records. I 
> still
> have that record-
>
> Where can I find a video of the movie? I have searched all over for years,
> visited the major rental franchises with no success. It is listed in their
> catalogs, but when I order the flick it never arrives. I understand the 
> movie
> has become something of a cult classic-but where can a "lost in the 
> fifties" fan
> find a copy? Have all available copies been brought or banned?
>
> Sure could use some help here. Saw that movie a dozen times back then, 
> would
> like to see it again.
>
>  Tradjazz
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