Film

The Lemon Drop Kid

1951 · 1h 31m · Comedy · Crime

Damon Runyan's zaniest Broadway characters come alive with fun...especially the Lemon Drop Kid (Bob, natch!)

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.

Bob Hope

Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)

Marilyn Maxwell

'Brainey' Baxter

Lloyd Nolan

Oxford Charley

Jane Darwell

'Nellie Thursday' Regan

Andrea King

Stella

Fred Clark

Moose Moran

Jay C. Flippen

Straight Flush Tony

William Frawley

Gloomy Willie

Harry Bellaver

Sam the Surgeon

Sid Melton

Little Louie

Ben Welden

Singing Solly

Ida Moore

Mrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady

Francis Pierlot

Henry Regan

Charles Cooley

Goomba

Salvatore De Lorenzo

Street-corner Santa Claus

Harry Shannon

John (Policeman)

• Sidney LanfieldDirector
• Edmund L. HartmannScreenplay
• Robert O'BrienScreenplay
• Frank TashlinScreenplay
• Edmund BeloinStory
• Robert L. WelchProducer
• Daniel L. FappDirector of Photography
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
• Archie MarshekEditor

Release date

April 2, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Comedy, Crime

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