Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway.
Cast
Judy Garland
Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie 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
George Watts
Keevan
Ernie Alexander
Expectant Father (uncredited)
Bill Armstrong
Ireland Crony (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Miss Wilson (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Miss Deane (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Blair
Young Dennis Fogarty (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Robert Bradford
Singer (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Larry Clifford
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Earl Covert
Singer (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Vondell Darr
Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Father Malone (uncredited)
George Guhl
Postman (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Second Judge (uncredited)
Hubert Head
Singer (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Second Court Clerk (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Dooley Pub Owner (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bob Ingersoll
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Dr. Walton (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
First Court Clerk (uncredited)
Cathy Lewis
Western Union Operator (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Policeman (uncredited)
George McKay
Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Boy at Dance (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Detective Boyd (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
Workman at Fogarty's (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Guest at Policeman's Ball (uncredited)
Norman Nielson
Singer I Love You' (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective Barter (uncredited)
John Power
Irish Crony in Pub (uncredited)
John Raitt
Intern (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Party Guest (uncredited)
Peggy Remington
Party Guest (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man Bumped by Dennis (uncredited)
Mel Ruick
Bandleader (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Immigrant at Citizenship Ceremony (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Miss Corrigan (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
Crew
Norman Taurog
Director
Jack McGowan
Screenplay
Fredrick Y. Smith
Editor
Ray June
Director of Photography
Arthur Freed
Producer
Dolly Tree
Costume Design
Gile Steele
Costume Design
Jack Dawn
Makeup Designer
Harry McAfee
Assistant Art Director
Roger Edens
Original Music Composer
George Stoll
Music Director
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
George M. Cohan
Theatre Play
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
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