The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 25, 1950Release Date
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
1h 25m
Running Time
March 25, 1950Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that he meets the lovely Ellen of the Yellow Cab Co., he also meets the crooked lawyer named Creavy. Pirdy is an inventor and when Creavy learns about elastic-glass, his new invention, he makes plans to steal the process. With the help of another con man named Doksteader, and the boys, he will steal this million dollar invention no matter who gets hurt.
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Cast & Crew.
Red Skelton
Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
Gloria DeHaven
Ellen Goodrich
Walter Slezak
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
Edward Arnold
Martin Creavy
James Gleason
Mickey Corkins
Jay C. Flippen
Hugo
Paul Harvey
Pearson Hendricks
Herbert Anderson
Willis Tomlin
John Butler
Gimpy
John Indrisano
Danny
Polly Moran
Bride's Mother
Mae Clarke
Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Donohue
Director
Devery Freeman
Writer
Charles Lane
L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
Albert Beich
Writer
May McAvoy
(uncredited)
Richard Goldstone
Producer
Dewey Robinson
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
Scott Bradley
Composer
Jody Gilbert
Cecil's Mother (uncredited)
Harry Stradling Sr.
Cinematographer
Albert Akst
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 1950
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
taxi
taxi driver
Wiki.
The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. The inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will make unbreakable windshields.
A brief sequence of distorted visual effects in the film is the work of the photographer Weegee, who also makes a cameo appearance as a cab driver.
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