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In this whimsical bit o’ blarney from George M. Cohan’s 1922 hit, Judy Garland plays dual roles: plucky Irish immigrant Nellie (Judy’s first grownup part) and her daughter, Little Nellie.
Both Nellies contend with the same cantankerous coot, the laze-about father (Charles Winninger) who fusses mightily when Nellie marries an upstanding lad (George Murphy) and repeats the process years later when Little Nellie falls in love.
Radiant and winning, Garland sings "It’s a Great Day for the Irish," "Singin’ in the Rain" and more classic tunes. But the film’s finest moment may be the heartrending hospital scene in which Garland’s touching, emotionally subtle performance gives promise of the superb dramatic actress she would become.
Original Release
11/22/1940
US Release
11/22/1940
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Little Nellie Kelly / Nellie Kelly / Nellie Noonan Kelly |
George Murphy | Jerry Kelly |
Charles Winninger | Michael Noonan |
Douglas McPhail | Dennis Fogarty |
Arthur Shields | Timothy Fogarty |
Rita Page | Mary Fogarty |
Forrester Harvey | Moriarity |
James Burke | Sergeant McGowan |
Ernie Alexander | Expectant Father |
Bill Armstrong | Ireland Crony |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Little Nellie Kelly / Nellie Kelly / Nellie Noonan Kelly |
George Murphy | Jerry Kelly |
Charles Winninger | Michael Noonan |
Douglas McPhail | Dennis Fogarty |
Arthur Shields | Timothy Fogarty |
Rita Page | Mary Fogarty |
Forrester Harvey | Moriarity |
James Burke | Sergeant McGowan |
Ernie Alexander | Expectant Father |
Bill Armstrong | Ireland Crony |
Hooper Atchley | Police Surgeon |
Barbara Bedford | Miss Wilson - Nurse with Baby |
Margaret Bert | Miss Deane - the Reception Nurse |
Edward Biby | Party Guest |
Henry Blair | Dennis Fogarty - as a Child |
Sven Hugo Borg | Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony |
Robert Bradford | Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' |
James Carlisle | Party Guest |
Larry Clifford | Irish Crony in Pub |
Earl Covert | Singer in 'Nellie Kelly I Love You' |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Arthur Freed | Producer |