Little Nellie Kelly (1940) On DVD

Actor:           Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail, Arthur Shields                                                                                                                     
Director:      Norman Taurog
Genre:          Musicals
Year:             1940
Studio:          Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:         98
Released:    April 20, 2011
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD
Misc:              NTSC, Black & White
Language:    English
Subtitles  :    N/A

DESCRIPTION:

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.