Pete Kelly's Blues
A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!
CrimeDramaMusicjazzprohibition eragangsterjazz singer or musicianhornextortionkansas cityspeakeasyprotection racketjazz bandband leader1920s
A noir-tinged crime drama set in the jazz age, where a musician's livelihood and safety collide with gangster extortion and the moral compromises of Prohibition.
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.
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