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Little Nellie Kelly ()

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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, which again angers Nellie's father. Still, fear of never seeing his daughter... See more »
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Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly
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Jerry Kelly
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Michael Noonan
Douglas McPhail ...
Dennis Fogarty
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Timothy Fogarty
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Mary Fogarty
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Sergeant McGowan
George Watts ...
Keevan
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Ernie Alexander ...
Expectant Father (uncredited)
Bill Armstrong ...
Ireland Crony (uncredited)
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Police Surgeon (uncredited)
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Miss Wilson - Nurse with Baby (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ...
Miss Deane - the Reception Nurse (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dennis Fogarty - as a Child (uncredited)
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Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Robert Bradford ...
Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Larry Clifford ...
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Earl Covert ...
Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' (uncredited)
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Police Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Vondell Darr ...
Girl Dancing with Boy at Dance (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Father Malone - a Priest (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
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Second Judge (uncredited)
Hubert Head ...
Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' (uncredited)
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Second Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dooley Pub Owner in Ireland (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bob Ingersoll ...
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
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Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
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Dr. Walton (uncredited)
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First Court Clerk (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Western Union Operator (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy ...
Policeman (uncredited)
George McKay ...
Bill - Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
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Boy at Dance (uncredited)
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Detective Boyd - Arresting Noonan (uncredited)
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Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
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Guest at Policeman's Ball (uncredited)
Norman Nielson ...
Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' (uncredited)
Anton Northpole ...
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
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Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
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Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Detective Barter - Arresting Noonan (uncredited)
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Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
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Intern (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
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Man Bumped by Dennis (uncredited)
Mel Ruick ...
Bandleader (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
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Miss Corrigan - Nellie's Nurse (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)

Directed by

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Norman Taurog

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Jack McGowan ... (screen play)
 
George M. Cohan ... (based upon: the musical comedy written by)

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Arthur Freed ... producer

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George Bassman ... (uncredited)
Roger Edens ... (uncredited)
George Stoll ... (uncredited)

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Ray June ... director of photography

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Fredrick Y. Smith ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Gile Steele ... (costumes: men)
Dolly Tree ... (costumes: women)

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator

Art Department

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Harry McAfee ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Music Department

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George M. Cohan ... composer: musical comedy
Roger Edens ... musical adaptation
George Stoll ... musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
William Axt ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Schutt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Clifford Vaughan ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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George M. Cohan ... producer: stage play
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines Judy Sings! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Küçük Nellie (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • La chiquita Nelly Kelly (Mexico)
  • Urhea pikku Nellie (Finland)
  • Малышка Нелли Келли (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Flickan hela da'n (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Budget $718,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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 (1952). The song was first heard on screen in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Miracle of Sound (1940). See more »
Soundtracks The Irish Washerwoman 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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