ElCid Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The Lemon Drop Kid will be on GetTV Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, if you missed one on now. Stars Bob Hope and introduced Silver Bells song. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Anyone here ever seen the '34 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Stars Bob Hope and introduced Silver Bells song. One of my favorite movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Stars Bob Hope and introduced Silver Bells song. One of my favorite movies! Same here. Sadly, I don't get GetTV, so I'll have to wait. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I heard a radio spot the other day that said the original title of the song was "Tinkle Bells." Fortunately, the wife of co-writer Jay Livingston persuaded him that the title would remind people of visits to the bathroom. It's a good thing Livingston's wife insisted he change it. The song became a traditional part of Bob Hope's TV Christmas specials. Here's a 1993 duet by Old Ski Nose and his better half, Dolores: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Same here. Sadly, I don't get GetTV, so I'll have to wait. Sepiatone On cable here, but it is one of the over the air networks if you have an antenna. Not available everywhere though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sadly, I don't get GetTV, so I'll have to wait. It IS available on DVD. I actually recorded it from TCM when it aired last year. GeTV is one of the few "antenna" stations I watch. Horrible amount of commercials, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sadly, I don't get GetTV, so I'll have to wait. It IS available on DVD. I actually recorded it from TCM when it aired last year. GeTV is one of the few "antenna" stations I watch. Horrible amount of commercials, though. It is on my list of DVD's to order, but I did record it and watched it. Fast forwarded through the LOOOOONG commercial breaks. The antenna stations are also where the local stations place their PSA's, which are also very LOOOONG. GetTV took a 90 minute movie and stretched it to 135 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 The Lemon Drop Kid will be on GetTV Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, if you missed one on now. Stars Bob Hope and introduced Silver Bells song. Hey, thanks for the heads up on this. I haven't seen it in years and it's a favorite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Anyone here ever seen the '34 version? I'm a big Lee Tracy fan but this is one of his films that I have not been able to track down, suppressed, no doubt, because of the Hope version which is pretty much everywhere. I like the Bob Hope version, but how I would love to see Lee Tracy in the role, especially since he was still in his motor mouth prime in 1934. Hate seeing a little film like this disappear. Even if it's not as good as the Hope film (reviews of the '34 film clearly indicate it's uneven) it would still be nice to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Faiola Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hope Enterprises produced (for theatrical release by Paramount) the remake so the company probably bought the rights to the original which means it may be in his vault. I can't imagine anyone working for Hope Enterprises has any idea that it's there or worth exploiting. An alternate explanation may be a rights tie-up by the Damon Runyon estate. They retain rights to PRINCESS O'HARA on only recently negotiated with Universal DVD rights for IT AIN'T HAY (the PRINCESS remake). Either situation spells "don't hold your breath". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hope Enterprises produced (for theatrical release by Paramount) the remake so the company probably bought the rights to the original which means it may be in his vault. I can't imagine anyone working for Hope Enterprises has any idea that it's there or worth exploiting. An alternate explanation may be a rights tie-up by the Damon Runyon estate. They retain rights to PRINCESS O'HARA on only recently negotiated with Universal DVD rights for IT AIN'T HAY (the PRINCESS remake). Either situation spells "don't hold your breath". Thanks Ray, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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