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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.
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- Comedy, Crime, Music
- Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
- 1951-04-02
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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.
- $2.3 million (US rentals)
- Victor Young
- Robert L. Welch
The Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope) is a New York City swindler illegally touting horses at a Florida racetrack. The Kid comes across a beautiful woman intending to bet $2,000 on a horse named Iron Bar. Rigging a con, the Kid convinces her to switch her bet, but learns that she was betting for her boyfriend, the notorious gangster Moose Moran.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A bookie has the Christmas holidays to raise the money he owes a gangster. Cast & Crew. Read More. Sidney Lanfield. Director. Bob Hope. The Lemon Drop Kid [also known as Sidney Milburn] Marilyn Maxwell. Brainey Baxter. Lloyd Nolan. Oxford Charlie. Jane Darwell. Nellie Thursday