The Lemon Drop Kid
19511h 31m6.6(31)
ComedyCrime
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.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Edmund L. Hartmann, Edmund Beloin, Frank Tashlin, Robert O'Brien
Top Cast
Bob HopeSidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
Marilyn Maxwell'Brainey' Baxter
Lloyd NolanOxford Charley
Jane Darwell'Nellie Thursday' Regan
Andrea KingStella
Fred ClarkMoose Moran
Jay C. FlippenStraight Flush Tony
William FrawleyGloomy Willie
Harry BellaverSam the Surgeon
Sid MeltonLittle Louie
Ben WeldenSinging Solly
Ida MooreMrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady
