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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Certificate U

The Lemon Drop Kid

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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(70%)
 
Starring: Bob Hope | Marilyn Maxwell | Lloyd Nolan | Jane Darwell | Fred Clark
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Studio: CORNERSTONE MEDIA
Run time: 91 mins
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Languages: English
Released: September 18, 2006

After giving a dud tip to a mobster's girlfriend, small time race track conman Sidney Melbourne is given until after Christmas to repay $10,000. Sidney enlists some of his frineds to dress as Santa Claus and collect money for a fake elderly ladies home on the streets of New York. As the money pours in the mobster tries to muscle in on Sidney's scam. Family comedy starring Bob Hope.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
HOPE AT XMAS

KINEMATION from from Sleaford, 2nd November, 2006

This is Bob Hope at his very best.Bob is a racehorse betting conman,who cons a bigtime crook by mistake,leading to more cons to repay the money by xmas eve.Avery good script,plus the hit xmas song of 1951 SILVER BELLS.Ideal for family viewing at christmastime

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3.0 stars
Mildly amusing....

Peabody from from by Lairg,, 20th February, 2009

in parts, but not as rip roaring as I remembered. I guess some humour just doesn't stand the test of time

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
Bob Hopes best?

A Customer from Wolverhampton, 3rd October, 2007

For me, Bob Hope's best film - well written and comedy timing that for me was lacking in later and indeed earlier films. I remembered watching this for the first time as a child, laughing throughout and with my nan looking on as if I was nuts! So, years later I revisit this title - and I still found myself laughing throughout - a Bob Hope classic.

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