The Lemon Drop Kid
“Damon Runyan's zaniest Broadway characters come alive with fun...especially the Lemon Drop Kid (Bob, natch!)”
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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Cast
33 people
Bob Hope
Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
Known for
The Ghost Breakers
The Cat and the Canary
Marilyn Maxwell
'Brainey' Baxter
Known for
Champion
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Lloyd Nolan
Oxford Charley
Known for
Hannah and Her Sisters
Island in the Sky
Jane Darwell
'Nellie Thursday' Regan
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
Mary Poppins
Andrea King
Stella
Known for
The Beast with Five Fingers
Ride the Pink Horse
Fred Clark
Moose Moran
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
A Place in the Sun
Jay C. Flippen
Straight Flush Tony
Known for
The Killing
The Wild One
William Frawley
Gloomy Willie
Known for
I Love Lucy
Miracle on 34th Street
Harry Bellaver
Sam the Surgeon
Known for
From Here to Eternity
The Old Man and the Sea
Sid Melton
Little Louie
Known for
The Steel Helmet
Lady Sings the Blues
Ben Welden
Singing Solly
Known for
The Fighting Seabees
Marked Woman
Ida Moore
Mrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady
Known for
Rock-a-Bye Baby
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Sidney Lanfield Director · Frank Tashlin Screenplay Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.3M · United States release April 2, 1951 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,300,000
Production
Hope Enterprises
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1951
Theatrical
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