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Little Nellie Kelly is a 1940 American musical-comedy film based on the stage musical of the same title 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 .
A 1940 film based on a musical play by George M. Cohan, starring Judy Garland as an Irish girl who marries a policeman and moves to New York. The film features her singing "Singin' in the Rain" and other songs, as well as a story of family conflicts and tragedy.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Norman Taurog
- 1940-11-22
Little Nellie Kelly was a two-act musical comedy of the Jazz Age, written, produced and directed by George M. Cohan. After opening in Boston in July 1922, it had long runs on Broadway in 1922–1923, in the West End of London in 1923–1924, and on tours.
When Nellie (Judy Garland) gets married to good-looking Jerry Kelly (George Murphy), her grumpy, out-of-work father Michael Noonan (Charles Winninger) disapproves and makes an oath never to...
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- Norman Taurog
- Musical
- Judy Garland
Mar 11, 2011 · Little Nellie Kelly (1940) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #LittleNellieKellyA quintessentially Irish-American celebration of family, in which Judy Garland does d...
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A film adaptation of the Broadway show by George M. Cohan, starring Judy Garland as a young Irish girl who becomes a star on stage. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and trivia about this classic musical comedy.