Mr. Lemon of Orange is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay and Ruth Warren. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation.
Plot Silent McGee is a tough gangster, and Mr. Oscar Lemon is a mild-mannered Swede who coincidentally looks exactly like the gangster McGee. Silent McGee disguises himself as a Swedish immigrant while running from the law, causing Mr. Lemon to be mistaken for the wanted man. Julie LaRue is a comedic vamp who pursues the comparatively innocent Mr. Lemon.
Cast El Brendel as Mr. Lemon/Silent McGee Fifi D'Orsay as Julie LaRue William Collier Sr. as Mr. Blake Ruth Warren as Mrs. Blake Nat Pendleton as Gangster Joan Castle as June Blake Don Dillaway as Jerry Eddie Gribbon as Walter Erville Alderson as Mr. Brown Jack Rutherford as Castro Dixie Lee as Hat Check Girl William H. O'Brien as Waiter George Magrill as Henchman
Reception The New York Times''' Mordaunt Hall, wrote at the time, "Mr. Brendel is mildly funny in some of the scenes, but a little of this Swedish-accented comedian goes a long way. Miss Dorsay gives a lively performance and during the proceedings she hazards a song titled 'My Racket Is You.' Mr. Collier is worthy of better lines than are given to him in this film."
Notes Anthony Slide, Eccentrics of Comedy'' (1998)
External links
NY Times review of Mr. Lemon of Orange
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