Little Nellie Kelly | |
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Directed by | Norman Taurog |
Screenplay by | Jack McGowan |
Based on | Little Nellie Kelly 1922 musical by George M. Cohan |
Produced by | Arthur Freed |
Starring | Judy Garland George Murphy |
Cinematography | Ray June |
Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
Music by | Roger Edens William Axt |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $718,000[1] |
Box office | $2,046,000[1] |
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.[2] 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.