"A jazz-man of the wide-open '20s - caught in the crossfire of its blazing .38s!"
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.
Pete Kelly
Ivy Conrad
Fran McCarg
Rose Hopkins
George Tenell
Al Gannaway
Maggie Jackson
Joey Firestone
Rudy Shulak
Bedido
Guy Bettenhouser
Cigarette Girl
Cootie Jacobs
Trombonist (Big 7)
Guitarist (Big 7)
Pianist (Big 7)
Trumpet Player / Webb's Cornet Double
Clarinetist (Big 7)
Saxophonist (Big 7)
Drummer (Big 7)
Bassist (Big 7)
Squat Henchman (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Cornet Soloist (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Banjo Player (uncredited)
Mourner (uncredited)
Drunk in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Argumentative Husband in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
Director
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Editor
Production Design
Producer
Makeup Artist
Costume Design
Electrician
Set Decoration
Stunts
Art Direction
Sound
Makeup Artist
Wardrobe Master
Assistant Director
Sound
Director of Photography