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The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)

The Lemon Drop Kid poster
Directed by
Marshall Neilan
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-time con artist gets mixed up with a mobster and a young woman. He tries to outsmart everyone while getting himself into trouble.

light-heartedwhimsicalbreezycomedicsentimentalfast-pacedplayful

What happens

The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1934 American comedy drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Howard J. Green, J.P. McEvoy and Damon Runyon. The film stars Lee Tracy, Helen Mack, William Frawley, Minna Gombell, Baby LeRoy, Kitty Kelly and Henry B. Walthall. It was released on September 28, 1934, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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