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Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

APPROVED 98 min  -  Comedy | Family | Musical  -   22 November 1940 (USA)
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Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Jack McGowan (screenplay), George M. Cohan (play)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Judy Garland ...
Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly
George Murphy ...
Jerry Kelly
Charles Winninger Charles Winninger ...
Michael Noonan
Douglas McPhail Douglas McPhail ...
Dennis Fogarty
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields ...
Timothy Fogarty
Rita Page Rita Page ...
Mary Fogarty
Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey ...
Moriarity
James Burke James Burke ...
Sergeant McGowan
George Watts George Watts ...
Keevan
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Storyline

Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again angers Nellie's father. Still, fear of never seeing his daughter again convinces the old man to also head to the States. In New York, Jerry becomes a policeman, although fighting crime seems to be easier than fighting with his father-in-law. Tragedy strikes when Nellie dies in childbirth. Jerry and the meddling old man continue to live together and have constant battles over how to raise young Nellie, who grows up to look exactly like her mother. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Childbirth | Irish | Death | Judge | Father Daughter Relationship  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Flickan hela da'n See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$665,300 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This movie has Judy Garland performing "Singin' in the Rain" more than 10 years before Gene Kelly most famously sang it in Singin' in the Rain. The song was first heard on screen in The Hollywood Revue of 1929. See more »

Quotes

Nellie Kelly: There's nothing like a darn good cry, is there?
Michael 'Mike' Noonan: There's whiskey.
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Connections

Referenced in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) See more »

Soundtracks

"Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
(1808) (uncredited)
Traditional
Played as background music when Jerry proposes to Nellie
Reprised often as background music See more »