Tag: Damon Runyon

Bloodhounds Of Broadway Script

Script by:Howard Brookner (Screenplay), Colman deKay (Screenplay), Damon Runyon (Writer)
Directed by:Howard Brookner
Year:1989
IMDb:tt0096953

Plot:This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
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Little Miss Marker Script

Script by:Damon Runyon (Story), Walter Bernstein (Screenplay)
Directed by:Walter Bernstein
Year:1980
IMDb:tt0081063

Plot:Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in 1930's. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
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The Lemon Drop Kid Script

Script by:Edmund Beloin (Story), Damon Runyon (Story), Edmund L. Hartmann (Screenplay), Robert O'Brien (Screenplay), Frank Tashlin (Screenplay)
Directed by:Sidney Lanfield
Year:1951
IMDb:tt0043733

Plot:When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran (Fred Clark) 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. Radio personality Marilyn Maxwell assists as the Kid's girlfriend, while William Frawley and Jay C. Flippen play the lovable, gruff crooks that fall for the Kid's Santa scam.
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