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)