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The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

"Damon Runyon's The Lemon Drop Kid"

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DramaComedy

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The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He takes it on the lam with his sidekick, The Professor.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 September 1934

Country

Cast

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Wally Brooks aka The Lemon Drop Kid

Helen Mack

Helen Mack

Alice Deering

William Frawley

William Frawley

William Dunhill aka The Professor

Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Maizie

Baby LeRoy

Baby LeRoy

Wally Jr.

Kitty Kelly

Kitty Kelly

Cora Jennings

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Jonas Deering

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Minor Role (uncredited)

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