Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in New York falls in love and starts a family. After a tragic loss, her daughter grows up to bring joy back to her grieving father.

whimsicalupbeatnostalgiclightheartedsentimentalromanticold-fashionedmusical

What happens

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. 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, but she re-appears in the film as the daughter of the character who died. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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