Pete Kelly's Blues

N.p. N.p., 1955. Vintage borderless reference photograph for the 1955 film, showing director and actor Jack Webb framed by two handcuffed arms. Newspaper clipping and "Examiner" reference library stamp on the verso.

Based on the 1951 radio series, about a bandleader and jazz cornetist working at a speakeasy in Prohibition-era Kansas City. Actress Peggy Lee was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as alcoholic singer Rose Hopkins.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

7.75 x 12 inches, archivally matted in a 14 x 18 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good, with touchups on the recto for print, moderately creased and edgeworn.

[Book #162921]