Story :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.
Cast
Jack WebbPete Kelly
Janet LeighIvy Conrad
Edmond O'BrienFran McCarg
Peggy LeeRose Hopkins
Andy DevineGeorge Tenell
Lee MarvinAl Gannaway
Ella FitzgeraldMaggie Jackson
Martin MilnerJoey Firestone
Than WyennRudy Shulak
Herbert EllisBedido
John DennisGuy Bettenhouser
Jayne MansfieldCigarette Girl
Mort MarshallCootie Jacobs
Moe SchneiderTrombonist (Big 7)
George Van EpsGuitarist (Big 7)
Ray ShermanPianist (Big 7)
Dick CathcartTrumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Matty MatlockClarinetist (Big 7)
Eddie MillerSaxophonist (Big 7)
Nick FatoolDrummer (Big 7)
Jud De NautBassist (Big 7)
Nesdon BoothSquat Henchman (uncredited)
Perry Botkin Sr.Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Teddy BucknerCornet Soloist (uncredited)
Harper GoffTuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Jester HairstonMourner (uncredited)
Donald KerrDrunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hank MannArgumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)