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The Lemon Drop Kid. The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, uncredited, to finish the film. [2] The story had previously been adapted as a 1934 film ...
- $2.3 million (US rentals)
- Victor Young
- Robert L. Welch
The Lemon Drop Kid: Directed by Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin. With Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell. A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
- (2.1K)
- Comedy, Crime, Music
- Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
- 1951-04-02
Lemon Drop Kid, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Damon Runyon Wrote Joining the prologue, citing Damon Runyon and meeting Bob Hope, title character, a.k.a. Sidney Milburn, hustling two greenhorns (Oliver Blake, Billie Bird) at a Florida track, the remake of the 1934 Lee Tracy version, The Lemon Drop Kid, 1951, also starring Jane Darwell and Lloyd Nolan.
- Sidney Lanfield, Len Hendry, Edward Salven
- Bob Hope
The Lemon Drop Kid Released Apr 2, 1951 1h 31m Musical Comedy List Reviews 75% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A racetrack tout (Bob Hope) has a month to pay back the sum a gangster (Lloyd Nolan ...
- (45)
- Sidney Lanfield
- Musical, Comedy
- Bob Hope
Synopsis. 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.
- 1951
- 4
- Sidney Lanfield
- 91 min
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A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive. When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran's girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Fortunately it's Christmas, a time when people can be ...
Bob Hope stars as Sidney Melbourne (a/k/a "The Lemon Drop Kid"), a con man who offers a friendly "sure thing" horse tip to the girlfriend of mobster Moose Moran. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started.
