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
El Brendel plays the dual role of Silent McGee, a tough gangster, and Mr. Oscar Lemon, 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. Fifi D'Orsay stars as Julie LaRue, 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)