It’s about this time people start watching those classic Christmas specials and movies to get into the spirit of the season. I know “recently” there have been a few that end up with a few fart jokes and pratfalls. Then again sometimes all that makes it a Christmas film is that the story takes place over Christmas. One of my favorites is just that kind of film. It was released in the spring of 1951 (according to that repository of all knowledge Wikipedia) It’s actually a remake of 1934 film by the same name. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the original, but “The Lemon Drop Kid” is a classic. I know it sounds about as Christmassy as “Die Hard.” It’s based on Damon Runyon short story, so it has 1930’s gangsters. More importantly this is the film to introduced the song “Silver Bells” to the list of holiday music. Which is a great bit of holiday trivia to remember. If you have a chance to see it sometime, I really do recommend you check it out.
