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The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid

THE LEMON DROP KID

Directed by Marshall Neilan
United States, 1934
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Con artist and racetrack tout Wally Brooks hands a lemon drop to a man in a wheelchair, saying it will cure whatever ails him, then persuades the man, a millionaire named Griggsby, to bet $100 on a horse. Wally knows this horse can’t win and intends to pocket the cash.

Synopsis

Con artist and racetrack tout Wally Brooks hands a lemon drop to a man in a wheelchair, saying it will cure whatever ails him, then persuades the man, a millionaire named Griggsby, to bet $100 on a horse. Wally knows this horse can’t win and intends to pocket the cash.