

The Lemon Drop Kid(1934)
"Damon Runyon's The Lemon Drop Kid"
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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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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1934-09-27
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"Damon Runyon's The Lemon Drop Kid"
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