Little Nellie Kelly (1940): Cast
Little Nellie Kelly is a 1940 family comedy directed by Norman Taurog, starring Judy Garland as Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly, George Murphy and Frank O'Connor. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Norman Taurog
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Little Nellie Kelly About?
The premise of Little Nellie Kelly without spoilers.
Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway.
Little Nellie Kelly Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- irish immigrant
- passenger ship
- police academy
- irish
- manhattan new york city
- statue of liberty new york city
- father daughter relationship
- family disapproval
- widower
- pub
- police
- new york city
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- marriage proposal
- judge
- irish american
- ireland
- declaration of independence
- citizenship
- character name as title
- three word title
- based on musical
- ballroom dancing
- grandfather granddaughter relationship
- hansom cab driver
- st. patrick's day parade
- subway guard
- family reconciliation
- singing telegram
- police captain
- dinner dance
- female singer
- inciting a riot
- contempt of court
- missing man
- runaway horse
- horse and carriage
- 17 year old girl
- father in law son in law relationship
- graland and winninger
- actress playing dual role
- actress playing mother and daughter roles
- childbirth
- dying in childbirth
- mother dies in childbirth
- death in childbirth
- waldorf astoria hotel manhattan new york city
- central park manhattan new york city
- feud
- dysfunctional family
- policeman's ball
Little Nellie Kelly Cast & Characters
Judy Garland leads the cast as Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly, with George Murphy as Jerry Kelly and Frank O'Connor as Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited). Directed by Norman Taurog; 56 actors are credited in all.
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Director Norman Taurog
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Judy Garland as Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly - George Murphy as Jerry Kelly
- Frank O'Connor as Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
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Joseph Crehan as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Also Starring in Little Nellie Kelly
· 52 more- Charles Halton Second Judge (uncredited)
- Arthur Shields Timothy Fogarty
- Charles Winninger Michael Noonan
- Lee Phelps Detective Barter (uncredited)
- Addison Richards Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
- Milton Kibbee First Court Clerk (uncredited)
- Cyril Ring Man Bumped by Dennis (uncredited)
- Edmund Mortimer Guest at Policeman's Ball (uncredited)
- Robert Homans Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
- James Burke Sergeant McGowan
- Edward Hearn Second Court Clerk (uncredited)
- Pat O’Malley Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
- Harry Semels Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
- Barbara Bedford Miss Wilson (uncredited)
- Bob Reeves Party Guest (uncredited)
- Hooper Atchley Police Surgeon (uncredited)
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- Robert Emmett Keane Dr. Walton (uncredited)
- Howard M. Mitchell Detective Boyd (uncredited)
- James Carlisle Party Guest (uncredited)
- Forrester Harvey Moriarity
- Ernie Alexander Expectant Father (uncredited)
- Margaret Bert Miss Deane (uncredited)
- Edward Biby Party Guest (uncredited)
- George Guhl Postman (uncredited)
- Cap Somers Party Guest (uncredited)
- Sidney Miller Boy at Dance (uncredited)
- Douglas Spencer Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
- Shep Houghton Party Guest (uncredited)
- Almira Sessions Miss Corrigan (uncredited)
- Charles McAvoy Policeman (uncredited)
- George McKay Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
- Pat Moriarity Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
- John Power Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
- Tom Dillon Father Malone (uncredited)
- Sven Hugo Borg Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
- George Hoagland Party Guest (uncredited)
- George Watts Keevan
- Mel Ruick Bandleader (uncredited)
- Henry Blair Young Dennis Fogarty (uncredited)
- Cathy Lewis Western Union Operator (uncredited)
- Rita Page Mary Fogarty
- John Raitt Intern (uncredited)
- Douglas McPhail Dennis Fogarty
- Vondell Darr Dancing Girl (uncredited)
- Bill Armstrong Ireland Crony (uncredited)
- Earl Covert Singer (uncredited)
- Robert Bradford Singer (uncredited)
- Peggy Remington Party Guest (uncredited)
- Bob Ingersoll Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
- Hubert Head Singer (uncredited)
- Larry Clifford Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
- Norman Nielson Singer I Love You' (uncredited)
More from Norman Taurog
More films directed by Norman Taurog, best-rated first: The Wizard of Oz, Girl Crazy, Room for One More and Blue Hawaii.
Little Nellie Kelly Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Little Nellie Kelly.
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Little Nellie Kelly FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Little Nellie Kelly, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Little Nellie Kelly?
Little Nellie Kelly runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Little Nellie Kelly released?
Little Nellie Kelly was released on November 22, 1940.
Who directed Little Nellie Kelly?
Little Nellie Kelly was directed by Norman Taurog.
More films by Norman Taurog Who is in the cast of Little Nellie Kelly?
Little Nellie Kelly stars Judy Garland as Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly, George Murphy as Jerry Kelly and Frank O'Connor as Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited), among 56 credited actors.
Does Little Nellie Kelly have a post-credit scene?
No. Little Nellie Kelly has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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