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Little Nellie Kelly is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Taurog released in USA on 22 november 1940 with Judy Garland

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Little Nellie Kelly
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Released in USA 22 november 1940
Length 1h38
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Musical theatre,    Romantic comedy,    Musical
Rating63% 3.1964353.1964353.1964353.1964353.196435

Little Nellie Kelly is a 1940 musical comedy film based on the stage musical of the same name by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog. Its cast included Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger and Douglas McPhail.

The film is notable for containing Judy Garland's only on-screen death scene, although she re-appears in the film as the daughter of the character who died.

A DVD of the movie was released on March 15, 2011.

Synopsis

In Ireland, Jerry Kelly (George Murphy) marries his sweetheart, Nellie Noonan (Judy Garland) over the objections of her ne'er-do-well father, Michael Noonan (Charles Winninger), who swears never to speak to Jerry again, even though he reluctantly accompanies the newlyweds to America, where Jerry becomes a policeman, and all three become citizens. Michael continues to hold his grudge against Jerry, even when Nellie dies while giving birth to little Nellie.

Actors

Judy Garland

(Nellie Noonan Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly)
George Murphy

(Jerry Kelly)
Charles Winninger

(Michael Noonan)
Arthur Shields

(Timothy Fogarty)
Forrester Harvey

(Moriarity)
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