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Bob Hope plays a small-time con artist with a fondness for lemon candy in this film based on a Damon Runyon story. When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) 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. Radio personality Marilyn Maxwell assists as the Kid's girlfriend, while William Frawley and Jay C. Flippen play the lovable, gruff crooks that fall for the Kid's Santa scam. Hope is great as the fast-talking sharpster, and the comical gangsters are well worth the price of admission. Music by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston (including the classic Christmas song "Silver Bells") makes The Lemon Drop Kid that much sweeter. --Mark Savary
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Racetrack tout down on his luck gets involved with gangster when he gives bad tip. He's got one month to pay up $10,000 - or else. Based on Damon Runyon's story. ***New York Daily News
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Ah,they don't make films like this anymore - or, at least, not for grown -ups.Nominally based on a Damon Runyon story, Hope is at his wily,cowardly,best as he tries to repay a mobster money he has lost on a horse.To do this he enlists his friends,shady characters to a man but nevertheless with hearts of gold, to dress up as Santas and collect money for a bogus home for old ladies in the run up to Christmas.The film's packed with great character actors, smart dialogue,lots of laughs,some good songs,including Silver Bells sung by Hope and Marilyn Maxwell,and,of course,everything turns out all right in the end.If only gangsters were really this soft hearted.
Woody Allen may not have learnt all he knows from Bob Hope, but he certainly learnt a lot and this is one of the films that taught him.In fact there's a scene here that's copied almost exactly in Love And Death.
A Bob Hope classic that'll give you a warm feeling for the holiday season.Buy it and be transported back to, what now seem, more innocent times.
Woody Allen may not have learnt all he knows from Bob Hope, but he certainly learnt a lot and this is one of the films that taught him.In fact there's a scene here that's copied almost exactly in Love And Death.
A Bob Hope classic that'll give you a warm feeling for the holiday season.Buy it and be transported back to, what now seem, more innocent times.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Being only 20, ive had more than my fair share of quizzical glances from people when they ask me what my favourite film is and i reply 'the lemon drop kid' with bob hope. You would think i had just told them i was going to dye my hair pink and start calling myself tracy.I, however, pity those who have yet to experience a bob hope film, especially this one. In my opinion, this is the best film he made.The comedy is at its usual brilliant level and the storyline is great. You wont regret purchasing this classic film.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Great to see this being re-released.
Based on a Damon Runyon short story, the lemon drop kid has Bob Hope as Sidney Melbourne,(nicknamed for his love of the lemon drops he keeps eating throughout), slick and always scamming down at the racetrack, he comes unstuck when he offers a 'sure thing' to mobster Moose Moran's girlfriend. She convinces Moose to abandon his own choice and sure enough Sidneys tip ends up nowhere and Morans original choice comes in 1st. Sidney is given 'til christmas to gather the lost readies or it's off to the river sporting concrete wellies. Sidneys solution is to place his mates on every New York corner to con people out of their loose change for a non-existant old ladies home.All is well until another mobster,( Oxford Charlie), decides he wants a slice of this action.
Bob Hope turned out a large number of comedies and although not all are gems the amount of very funny films he starred in is testamony to just how great a comedian he was. The script for the lemon drop kid is pin sharp and the one liners flow from beginning to end and of course Hope delivers his lines with fantastic timing. He and all involved are spot on in their performances and theres not a wrong note to be heard with the plot and comedy keeping together right up to the end.
Hope was a class act and for my money this is one of his finest. If you like this then look out for the paleface and the cat and the canary as they too are fine showcases of him at the height of his powers.
Based on a Damon Runyon short story, the lemon drop kid has Bob Hope as Sidney Melbourne,(nicknamed for his love of the lemon drops he keeps eating throughout), slick and always scamming down at the racetrack, he comes unstuck when he offers a 'sure thing' to mobster Moose Moran's girlfriend. She convinces Moose to abandon his own choice and sure enough Sidneys tip ends up nowhere and Morans original choice comes in 1st. Sidney is given 'til christmas to gather the lost readies or it's off to the river sporting concrete wellies. Sidneys solution is to place his mates on every New York corner to con people out of their loose change for a non-existant old ladies home.All is well until another mobster,( Oxford Charlie), decides he wants a slice of this action.
Bob Hope turned out a large number of comedies and although not all are gems the amount of very funny films he starred in is testamony to just how great a comedian he was. The script for the lemon drop kid is pin sharp and the one liners flow from beginning to end and of course Hope delivers his lines with fantastic timing. He and all involved are spot on in their performances and theres not a wrong note to be heard with the plot and comedy keeping together right up to the end.
Hope was a class act and for my money this is one of his finest. If you like this then look out for the paleface and the cat and the canary as they too are fine showcases of him at the height of his powers.
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enjoyable classic
i remembered watching the lemon drop kid as a kid and enjoying it .. it doesnt dissapoint now. it was pleasing to see my young family watching and enjoying it just as much as i... Read more
Published 4 months ago by e suffolk
A feelgood Yuletide comedy with Silver Bells
Although far from the funniest of Bob Hope's films and despite failing to capture much of the charm or cadence of Damon Runyon's writing, the 1951 version of The Lemon Drop Kid is... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
Memories!
Bought it to watch on a duvet day.
We, (myself & the management) sat down on a rainy Sunday and watched this funny old B&W film. Read more
We, (myself & the management) sat down on a rainy Sunday and watched this funny old B&W film. Read more
Published 13 months ago by D. J. Ferguson
Good Buy
Bought as a present for someone at Christmas they enjoyed the film very much and delivery was OK even in the bad weather that we had.
Published 15 months ago by dawn
Fabulous old-time Christmas movie
I just love watching this film around Christmas time. It does usually get an airing on the telly around this time but I'm usually too busy to see it. Now I have my own copy. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2009 by F. Quinn
Wisecracks With A Good Story
Hope at his best, plus a Damon Runyon story. An irresistable combination. Even the sentimentality of the "Old Dolls" situation is leavened with humour of a kind that does not poke... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2009 by WILLIAM STOCK
Hilariously Funny
Funnily enough although Bob Hope's films remain popular even to this day, The Lemon Drop Kid fell out of radar for a good long while despite I think it's the funniest movie he ever... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2006 by Dismal Angel
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