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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1934-09-27
Languageen
Runtime1h 11m
Production

Paramount Pictures

6.3(3)
•1934•1h 11m

The Lemon Drop Kid

""Damon Runyon's The Lemon Drop Kid""

DramaComedy

Overview

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Howard J. Green

Principal Cast

8 credited
Lee Tracy
Lee TracyWally Brooks aka The Lemon Drop Kid
Helen Mack
Helen MackAlice Deering
William Frawley
William FrawleyWilliam Dunhill aka The Professor
Minna Gombell
Minna GombellMaizie
Baby LeRoy
Baby LeRoyWally Jr.
Kitty Kelly
Kitty KellyCora Jennings
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. WalthallJonas Deering
Ann Sheridan
Ann SheridanMinor Role (uncredited)

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