The lemon drop kid [DVD] / a Paramount picture ; screenplay by Edmund Hartmann, Robert O'Brien and Frank Tashlin ; produced by Robert L. Welch ; directed by Sidney Lanfield.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. Based on Damon Runyon's The lemon drop kid. Lloyd Nolan, Marilyn Maxwell, William Frawley, Bob Hope.
Summary:
A small-time con artist, nicknamed for his favorite candy, gets in over his head when he swindles a tough gangster out of some gambling profits. The Kid concocts a scheme to pay back the money by Christmas, by tricking his pals into dressing up as Santas and collecting money for a made-up charity.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.