The Lemon Drop Kid

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.

• Edmund L. HartmannScreenplay
• Robert O'BrienScreenplay
• Frank TashlinScreenplay
• Sidney LanfieldDirector
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer

• Bob HopeSidney Melbourne (The Lemon Drop Kid)
• Marilyn Maxwell'Brainey' Baxter
• Lloyd NolanOxford Charley
• Jane Darwell'Nellie Thursday' Regan
• Andrea KingStella
• Fred ClarkMoose Moran
• Jay C. FlippenStraight Flush Tony
• William FrawleyGloomy Willie
• Harry BellaverSam the Surgeon
• Sid MeltonLittle Louie
• Ben WeldenSinging Solly
• Ida MooreMrs. Feeney - The Bird Lady