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