. ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Web b ▁appeared ▁alongside ▁future ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Drag net ▁partner ▁Harry ▁Morgan ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁no ir ▁Dark ▁City . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁pair ' s ▁straight - arrow ▁image ▁in ▁Drag net , ▁here ▁Web b ▁played ▁a ▁v icious ▁card ▁sharp ▁in ▁Dark ▁City ▁and ▁Morgan ▁a ▁p unch - dr unk ▁ex - fig h ter . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Web b ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Men , ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁which ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando ▁made ▁his ▁film ▁debut . ▁ ▁Both ▁actors ▁played ▁par ap leg ics ▁under going ▁re h abil itation ▁at ▁a ▁veter ans ' ▁hospital . ▁In ▁a ▁sub plot , ▁Web b ' s ▁character , ▁a ▁c yn ical ▁intellectual , ▁is ▁fle ec ed ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁sav ings ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁fe ign s ▁rom antic ▁interest . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Web b ▁introduced ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁radio ▁series , ▁P ete ▁Kelly ' s ▁Blues , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁music ▁he ▁loved ▁to ▁a ▁bro ader ▁audience . ▁That ▁show ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁a ▁television ▁version ▁was ▁made . ▁Ne ither ▁was ▁very ▁successful . ▁P ete ▁Kelly ▁was ▁a ▁cor net ▁player ▁who ▁supp lement ed ▁his ▁income ▁from ▁playing