Genre:CrimeDramaMusic
Released:1955-07-31
Runtime:95
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.
Jack Webb
Character: Pete Kelly
Janet Leigh
Character: Ivy Conrad
Edmond O'Brien
Character: Fran McCarg
Peggy Lee
Character: Rose Hopkins
Andy Devine
Character: George Tenell
Lee Marvin
Character: Al Gannaway
Ella Fitzgerald
Character: Maggie Jackson
Martin Milner
Character: Joey Firestone
Than Wyenn
Character: Rudy Shulak
Herbert Ellis
Character: Bedido
John Dennis
Character: Guy Bettenhouser
Jayne Mansfield
Character: Cigarette Girl
Mort Marshall
Character: Cootie Jacobs
Moe Schneider
Character: Trombonist (Big 7)
George Van Eps
Character: Guitarist (Big 7)
Ray Sherman
Character: Pianist (Big 7)
Dick Cathcart
Character: Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Matty Matlock
Character: Clarinetist (Big 7)
Eddie Miller
Character: Saxophonist (Big 7)
Nick Fatool
Character: Drummer (Big 7)
Jud De Naut
Character: Bassist (Big 7)
Nesdon Booth
Character: Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Perry Botkin Sr.
Character: Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner
Character: Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Character: Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester Hairston
Character: Mourner (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Character: Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Character: Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Venuti