The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Damon Runyan's zaniest Broadway characters come alive with fun...especially the Lemon Drop Kid (Bob, natch!)
1951 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Crime
Genres: Comedy, Crime
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…
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writers: Edmund L. Hartmann, Edmund Beloin, Robert O'Brien
Music by: Victor Young
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Editor: Archie Marshek
Cast
Bob Hope as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)Marilyn Maxwell as 'Brainey' BaxterLloyd Nolan as Oxford CharleyJane Darwell as 'Nellie Thursday' ReganAndrea King as StellaFred Clark as Moose MoranJay C. Flippen as Straight Flush TonyWilliam Frawley as Gloomy WillieHarry Bellaver as Sam the SurgeonSid Melton as Little LouieBen Welden as Singing SollyIda Moore as Mrs. Feeney - The Bird LadyMore like this
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