Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 17, 2024

Mix together Judy Garland, George Murphy, a little romance, and some lovely Irish folk tunes and what have ye? Little Nellie Kelly, that's what. This MGM musical from 1940 features Judy Garland playing not one, but two parts. You may be sad to see her character Nellie Kelly die within...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 11, 2024

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Little Nellie...   read more

Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Posted by Joey on April 13, 2014

Little Nellie Kelly https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Judy Garland turned 18 in the summer of 1940. Appropriately enough that was the year MGM gave her the chance to tackle her very first adult role in Little Nellie Kelly. Not only that she got to play two parts, a mother and h   read more

Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Posted by Joey on April 13, 2014

Little Nellie Kelly https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Judy Garland turned 18 in the summer of 1940. Appropriately enough that was the year MGM gave her the chance to tackle her very first adult role in Little Nellie Kelly. Not only that she got to play two parts, a mother and h   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on March 17, 2011

As I am writing to you on St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I would give you my own little pot o’ gold, an introduction and critique of that traditionally hard-to-find gem (though getting easier, it is now available on youtube and was just released on DVD!), everybody’s favorite little   read more