Summary
Little Nellie Kelly is an American film first released in 1940,
directed by Norman Taurog.
The film stars Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail and Arthur Shields.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Norman Taurog
- Script: George M. Cohan, Jack McGowan
- Photo: Ray June
- Music: William Axt, George Bassman, Leonid Raab, George E. Stoll, Clifford Vaughan
- Cast: Judy Garland (Nellie Kelly), George Murphy (Jerry Kelly), Charles Winninger (Michael ’Mike’ Noonan), Douglas McPhail (Dennis Fogarty), Arthur Shields (Timothy Fogarty), Rita Page (Mrs. Mary Fogarty), Forrester Harvey (Moriarity), James Burke (Police Sergeant McGowan), George Watts (Mr. Keevan, NYC Bar Owner), Ernie Alexander (Expectant Father), Bill Armstrong (Ireland Crony), Hooper Atchley (Police Surgeon), Barbara Bedford (Miss Wilson, Nurse with Baby), Margaret Bert (Miss Deane, the Reception Nurse), Henry Blair (Dennis Fogarty, as a Child), Sven Hugo Borg (Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony), Robert Bradford (Singer (in "Nellie Kelly I Love You")), Larry Clifford (Irish Crony in Pub), Earl Covert (Singer (in "Nellie Kelly I Love You")), Joseph Crehan (Police Commissioner O’Brien), Vondell Darr (Girl Dancing with Boy at Dance), Tom Dillon (Father Malone, a Priest), George Guhl (Postman), Charles Halton (Second Judge), Hubert Head (Singer (in "Nellie Kelly I Love You")), Edward Hearn (Second Court Clerk), Robert Homans (Dooley, Pub Owner in Ireland), Bob Ingersoll (Irish Crony in Pub), Robert Emmett Keane (Dr. Walton), Milton Kibbee (First Court Clerk), Cathy Lewis (Western Union Operator), Charles McAvoy (Policeman), George McKay (Bill, Workman at Fogarty’s), Sidney Miller (Boy at Dance), Howard M. Mitchell (Detective Boyd, Arresting Noonan), Pat Moriarity (Workman at Fogarty’s), Edmund Mortimer (Guest at Policeman’s Ball), Norman Nielson (Singer (in "Nellie Kelly I Love You")), Frank O’Connor (Irish Crony in Pub), Pat O’Malley (Mounted Policeman), Lee Phelps (Detective Barter, Arresting Noonan), John Power (Irish Crony in Pub), John Raitt (Intern), Addison Richards (Naturalization Judge), Cyril Ring (Man Bumped by Dennis), Mel Ruick (Bandleader), Harry Semels (Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony), Almira Sessions (Miss Corrigan, Nellie’s Nurse), Douglas Spencer (Policeman in Dance Line)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 98 min; B&W
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