The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 film by Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
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6.5When 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.
Released: 1951-04-0291 minDir: Sidney LanfieldComedy, Crime
Cast
- 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
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7/10
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1950s Christmas comedy films1950s crime comedy films1951 American films1951 English-language films1951 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican Christmas comedy filmsAmerican crime comedy filmsEnglish-language Christmas comedy filmsEnglish-language crime comedy filmsFilms about con artistsFilms based on American short stories