Los blues de Pete Kelly (1955)
A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
Género : Crimen, Drama, Música
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 35M
Director : Jack Webb
Escritor : Richard L. Breen
Sinopsis
Pete Kelly es un trompetista que toca con su banda de jazz, conocida como "Pete Kelly y sus Big Seven", en un local de Kansas City. Un día aparece por allí Frank McCarg, un mafioso que le exige ser su manager a cambio del 25% de las ganancias y de que su novia Rose cante en el grupo. Tras negarse, Frank asesina a uno de los amigos de Pete, por lo que esté decidirá aceptar sus condiciones, esperando tener en el futuro la oportunidad de vengarse de él...
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