The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Release Date: 1951-04-02
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 26 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Hope Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Lanfield
star 6.6/10
From 26 Ratings

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Summary

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.

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  • Bob Hope

    as Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)

  • Marilyn Maxwell

    as 'Brainey' Baxter

  • Lloyd Nolan

    as Oxford Charley

  • Jane Darwell

    as 'Nellie Thursday' Regan

  • Andrea King

    as Stella

  • Fred Clark

    as Moose Moran

  • Jay C. Flippen

    as Straight Flush Tony

  • William Frawley

    as Gloomy Willie

  • Harry Bellaver

    as Sam the Surgeon

  • Sid Melton

    as Little Louie

  • Ben Welden

    as Singing Solly

  • Ida Moore

    as Mrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady

  • Francis Pierlot

    as Henry Regan

  • Charles Cooley

    as Goomba

  • Salvatore De Lorenzo

    as Street-corner Santa Claus

  • Harry Shannon

    as John (Policeman)

  • Bernard Szold

    as Honest Harry

  • Tor Johnson

    as Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)

  • Tom Dugan

    as No Thumbs Charlie

  • Stanley Andrews

    as Judge Wilkinson (uncredited)

  • Billie Bird

    as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)

  • Oliver Blake

    as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)

  • John Doucette

    as Muscleman (uncredited)

  • Pat Flaherty

    as Police Captain Swain (uncredited)

  • Charmienne Harker

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Jack Kruschen

    as Muscleman (uncredited)

  • Mary Moder

    as Holly Seller (uncredited)

  • Mary Murphy

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Bruce Riley

    as Clerk (uncredited)

  • Anthony Warde

    as Thoughtful Man (uncredited)
Directing Sidney Lanfield Director
Writing Edmund Beloin Story
Crew Irving Elinson Additional Dialogue
Writing Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay
Writing Robert O'Brien Screenplay
Writing Frank Tashlin Screenplay
Writing Damon Runyon Short Story
Visual Effects Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
Production Robert L. Welch Producer
Sound Victor Young Original Music Composer
Camera Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
Editing Archie Marshek Editor
Art Franz Bachelin Art Direction
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Art Ross Dowd Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Crew Paul K. Lerpae Special Effects
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Sound Don McKay Sound Recordist
Sound Walter Oberst Sound Recordist

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