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Release Date:
2 April 1951 (USA)
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Damon Runyan's zaniest Broadway characters come alive with fun...especially the Lemon Drop Kid (Bob, natch!) more
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When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran's girl away from a winning bet, he is forced...
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Awards:
1 win
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very funny
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Bob Hope | ... | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) |
 | Marilyn Maxwell | ... | 'Brainy' Baxter |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Oxford Charley |
| Jane Darwell | ... | Nellie Thursday |
 | Andrea King | ... | Stella |
| Fred Clark | ... | Moose Moran |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Straight Flush |
| William Frawley | ... | Gloomy Willie |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Sam the Surgeon |
| Sid Melton | ... | Little Louie |
| Ben Welden | ... | Singing Solly |
| Ida Moore | ... | The Bird Lady |
| Francis Pierlot | ... | Henry Regan |
| Charles Cooley | ... | Goomba |
| Salvatore De Lorenzo | ... | Street-corner Santa Claus (as Society Kid Hogan) |
| Harry Shannon | ... | John (policeman) |
| Bernard Szold | ... | Honest Harry |
| Tor Johnson | ... | Super Swedish Angel (wrestler) |
| Tom Dugan | ... | No Thumbs Charlie |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Wilson | ... | (unconfirmed) |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Judge (uncredited) |
| Billie Bird | ... | Racetrack bettor on iron bar (uncredited) |
 | Oliver Blake | ... | Racetrack bettor on iron bar (uncredited) |
| Helen Brown | ... | Ellen (uncredited) |
| Bill Cartledge | ... | Jerry (jockey) (uncredited) |
| Ray Cooke | ... | Willie (uncredited) |
 | John Doucette | ... | Muscleman (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Racetrack policeman (uncredited) |
 | Pat Flaherty | ... | Police captain (uncredited) |
| Slim Gaut | ... | Prof. Murdock (uncredited) |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Judge (uncredited) |
| Fred Graff | ... | Pimlico Pete (uncredited) |
| Jim Haywood | ... | George (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | ... | Oxford Charlie's henchman (uncredited) |
| Tommy Ivo | ... | Boy Scout (uncredited) |
| Richard Karlan | ... | Maxie (uncredited) |
| Victor Kilian | ... | Mr. Egan (landlord) (uncredited) |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Muscleman (uncredited) |
| Kate MacKenna | ... | (uncredited) |
| Vivian Mason | ... | Singer-Dancer (uncredited) |
| Edwin Max | ... | Hogan's pal with cow (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | ... | The Drunk (uncredited) |
| Mary Murphy | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | ... | Taxi driver (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | ... | Oxford Charlie's henchman (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | ... | Oxford Charlie's henchman (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | ... | Mrs. Santoro (uncredited) |
| Bill Sheehan | ... | Dance director (uncredited) |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Skinny Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| Sid Tomack | ... | Groom (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | ... | Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| Bill Varga | ... | Wrestler (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Rupert (pawnbroker) (uncredited) |
| Jean Whitney | ... | Friend of Brainy (uncredited) |
| Fred Zendar | ... | South Street Benny (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Sidney Lanfield | |||
| Frank Tashlin | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Edmund Beloin | story | |
| Irving Elinson | additional dialogue | |
| Edmund L. Hartmann | writer | |
| Robert O'Brien | writer | |
| Damon Runyon | story | |
| Frank Tashlin | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert L. Welch | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ray Evans | |||
| Jay Livingston | |||
| Victor Young | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Daniel L. Fapp | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Archie Marshek | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Franz Bachelin | |||
| Hal Pereira | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sam Comer | |||
| Ross Dowd | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Don McKay | .... | sound recordist | |
| Walter Oberst | .... | sound recordist | |
| Howard Beals | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Paul K. Lerpae | .... | special effects (as Paul Lerpae) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Farciot Edouart | .... | process photography | |
Music Department | |||
| Joseph J. Lilley | .... | music arranger: vocals | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
- BCI Eclipse (2000) (USA) (DVD)
- Brentwood Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Frank Tashlin (uncredited) directed about one third of the entire film.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Bob Hope is fighting the winter storm walking up the street, the wire pulling him back is visible as well as where it pulls him on the back of the jacket.
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Quotes:
Sidney Melbourne:
Santy Claus don't drink.
Gloomy Willie: Oh, no? Well, how come he's always falling down chimleys?
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Gloomy Willie: Oh, no? Well, how come he's always falling down chimleys?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996) (V)
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Soundtrack:
They Obviously Want Me To Sing
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This movie is very funny and unique to motion pictures. Bob Hope provides a brilliant performance. He can easily be the only one to remember from the movie while the others you can forget about quickly. With this movie, you can obviously tell which scenes are fabricated and which ones are more realistic. I recommend this one for a couple of good laughs. But beware that there are some slow parts to it that can bore you quickly.