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Pete Kelley Blues

Heard
1951
Episodes
6

Pete Kelley Blues (1951) arrived on radio almost two years after Jack Webb reached stardom in Dragnet. All the Webb trademarks were here: the quips, the snappy comebacks, the short-tempered realism. Much of the show's appeal was in the music: Webb was a lifelong fan of hot jazz. This is one of Webb's best shows and the basis of his 1955 film of the same name. NBC SUSTAINING Wednesdays 8:00 - 8:30 pm STARS: Jack Webb ANNOUNCER: George Fenneman CREATER: Richard Breen WRITERS: James Moser, Jo Eisnger THE BAND: Dick Cathcart (cornet)

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Gus Trudeau

    · 29 min

  2. Zelda

    · 30 min

  3. Veda Brandt

    · 27 min

  4. June Gould

    · 30 min

  5. Dr.Jonathan Budd

    · 28 min

  6. 51xxxx Little Jake

    No date given · 30 min

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  1. Pete Kelley Blues

    Old Time Radio · Richard Breen · 6 episodes here · archive.org

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