The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
19501h 25mNRComedyDramaRomance
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.
Cast
Red SkeltonAugustus 'Red' Pirdy
Gloria DeHavenEllen Goodrich
Walter SlezakDr. Byron Dokstedder
Edward ArnoldMartin Creavy
James GleasonMickey Corkins
Jay C. FlippenHugo
Paul HarveyPearson Hendricks
Herbert AndersonWillis Tomlin- JJohn ButlerGimpy
- JJohn IndrisanoDanny
Polly MoranBride's Mother
Mae ClarkeCasualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
Charles LaneL.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
May McAvoy(uncredited)
Dewey RobinsonPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny WeissmüllerTarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
Jody GilbertCecil's Mother (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Jack Donohue
- Writers
- Devery FreemanAlbert Beich
- Producers
- Richard Goldstone
- Music
- Scott Bradley
- Cinematography
- Harry Stradling Sr.
- Editing
- Albert Akst
Details
- Released
- March 25, 1950
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- IMDb
- tt0043150