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Comedy legend Bob Hope satrs as Sidney Milburn (A.K.A. The Lemon Drop Kid), a con man who offers a friendly "sure thing" horse tip to the girlfriend of mobster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) at the race track.
Original Release
04/02/1951
US Release
04/02/1951
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) / Sidney Milburn - aka The Lemon Drop Kid |
Marilyn Maxwell | 'Brainey' Baxter |
Lloyd Nolan | Oxford Charlie / Oxford Charley |
Jane Darwell | Nellie Thursday / 'Nellie Thursday' Regan |
Andrea King | Stella |
Fred Clark | Moose Moran |
Jay C. Flippen | Straight Flush Tony |
William Frawley | Gloomy Willie |
Harry Bellaver | Sam the Surgeon |
Sid Melton | Little Louie |
Directors
Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
Writers
Frank Tashlin, Edmund Beloin, Irving Elinson, Edmund L. Hartmann, Robert O'Brien, Damon Runyon
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bob Hope | Sidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid) / Sidney Milburn - aka The Lemon Drop Kid |
Marilyn Maxwell | 'Brainey' Baxter |
Lloyd Nolan | Oxford Charlie / Oxford Charley |
Jane Darwell | Nellie Thursday / 'Nellie Thursday' Regan |
Andrea King | Stella |
Fred Clark | Moose Moran |
Jay C. Flippen | Straight Flush Tony |
William Frawley | Gloomy Willie |
Harry Bellaver | Sam the Surgeon |
Sid Melton | Little Louie |
Ben Welden | Singing Solly |
Ida Moore | Mrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady |
Francis Pierlot | Henry Regan |
Charles Cooley | Goomba |
Salvatore De Lorenzo | |
Harry Shannon | John (policeman) |
Bernard Szold | Honest Harry |
Tor Johnson | Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler |
Tom Dugan | No Thumbs Charlie |
Sid Tomack | Groom |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert L. Welch | Producer |