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"Silver Bells" is a Christmas song composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. It debuted in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), where it was started by William Frawley, [1] then sung in the generally known version immediately thereafter by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. [1]
The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, uncredited, to finish the film. [ 2 ]
The popular Christmas song "Silver Bells" made its debut in The Lemon Drop Kid, sung by Maxwell and Hope. [13] Maxwell appeared twice as a singer in the second season (1955–1956) of The Jimmy Durante Show. [citation needed] She sang at the Latin Quarter in New York and other top nightclubs of the time. [7]
The Lemon Drop Kid: Sidney Lanfield: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, William Frawley: Comedy: Paramount. Remake of 1934 film; Introduced the song "Silver Bells" Let's Go Navy! William Beaudine: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Allen Jenkins: Comedy: Monogram: Let's Make It Legal: Richard Sale: Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Zachary Scott, Marilyn Monroe ...
Despite initial doubt on their part that the song would be commercially successful, their Christmas song "Silver Bells", intended for the 1951 Bob Hope film The Lemon Drop Kid, has become a Christmas standard. [18] [19] Evans appeared as himself with Livingston in the film Sunset Boulevard in the New Year's Eve party scene. [citation needed]
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) – Starring Lee Tracy, remade in 1951 with Bob Hope (and I Love Lucy co-star William Frawley appearing in both adaptations); the latter version introduced the Christmas song "Silver Bells". Princess O'Hara (1935) – Starring Jean Parker, remade in 1943 as It Ain't Hay with Abbott and Costello and Patsy O'Connor
"Sam's Song" w. Jack Elliott m. Lew Quadling "Shot Gun Boogie" w.m. Tennessee Ernie Ford "Silver Bells" w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans. Introduced by Bob Hope in the 1951 Musical film The Lemon Drop Kid. "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat" w.m. Frank Loesser. Introduced by Stubby Kaye in the musical Guys and Dolls.
The Lemon Drop Kid, 1951 comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon Lemon Drop Kid (born 1996), racehorse The Mighty Lemon Drops , an English rock band