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The Lemon Drop Kid

Play trailer Poster for The Lemon Drop Kid 1951,  1h 31m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A racetrack tout (Bob Hope) has a month to pay back the sum a gangster (Lloyd Nolan) lost on a bad tip.

Critics Reviews

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Jul 21, 2024
3/4
I'm surprised this halfway decent Bob Hope movie hasn't become a Christmas classic. It's silly and fun, with just the right combination of big city-savvy and sentimental sweet. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 3, 2021
3/4
Hope is in fine form. Go to Full Review
James Plath Family Home Theater Jan 16, 2018
B
There's something in The Lemon Drop Kid that's endearing enough to make it a nice alternative to the usual Christmas movies.... Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 18, 2011
C
Another awful Bob Hope comedy. It goes down as sour as a lemon drop. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) May 24, 2006
4/5
Terrific Bob Hope Christmas picture. One of his best. Go to Full Review
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Feb 1, 2019 The best comedy movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Silver Bells!
Draco S Dec 13, 2018 A great classic, my father loves it.
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The Lemon Drop Kid

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Cast & Crew

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Sidney Lanfield

Director

Bob Hope

Sidney Melbourne

Marilyn Maxwell

'Brainy' Baxter

Lloyd Nolan

Oxford Charley

Jane Darwell

Nellie Thursday

Andrea King

Stella

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The Lemon Drop Kid

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Movie Info

Synopsis A racetrack tout (Bob Hope) has a month to pay back the sum a gangster (Lloyd Nolan) lost on a bad tip.
Director
Sidney Lanfield
Producer
Robert L. Welch
Screenwriter
Edmund L. Hartmann, Robert O'Brien, Frank Tashlin
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 2, 1951, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 31m
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