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In the 1920s, a small band playing the speakeasies has trouble when a racketeer decides he's going into the agency business and wants a cut from the band. Jack Webb (Dragnet) directs and stars in this fascinating tale of jazz and gangsters in prohibition-era Kansas City.
Featuring an all-star cast including Janet Leigh (Psycho), Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen), 50s pin-up star Jayne Mansfield, and legendary singers Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee (The Jazz Singer), who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance.
Original Release
07/31/1955
US Release
07/31/1955
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet Leigh | Ivy Conrad |
Edmond O'Brien | Fran McCarg |
Peggy Lee | Rose Hopkins |
Andy Devine | George Tenell |
Lee Marvin | Al Gannaway |
Ella Fitzgerald | Maggie Jackson |
Martin Milner | Joey Firestone |
Than Wyenn | Rudy Shulak |
Herbert Ellis | Bedido (as Herb Ellis) / Bedido |
John Dennis | Guy Bettenhouser |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet Leigh | Ivy Conrad |
Edmond O'Brien | Fran McCarg |
Peggy Lee | Rose Hopkins |
Andy Devine | George Tenell |
Lee Marvin | Al Gannaway |
Ella Fitzgerald | Maggie Jackson |
Martin Milner | Joey Firestone |
Than Wyenn | Rudy Shulak |
Herbert Ellis | Bedido (as Herb Ellis) / Bedido |
John Dennis | Guy Bettenhouser |
Jayne Mansfield | Cigarette Girl |
Mort Marshall | Cootie Jacobs |
Dick Cathcart | Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double |
Matty Matlock | Clarinetist (Big 7) |
Moe Schneider | Trombonist (Big 7) |
Eddie Miller | Saxophonist (Big 7) |
George Van Eps | Guitarist (Big 7) |
Nick Fatool | Drummer (Big 7) |
Ray Sherman | Pianist (Big 7) |
Jud De Naut | Bassist (Big 7) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack Webb | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1956 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |