Watch The Yellow Cab Man (1950) Official Trailer
RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON
6.9 / 10 IMDb March 25, 1950 1h 25m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 25m
Release Date
March 25, 1950
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Red Skelton
as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
Gloria DeHaven
as Ellen Goodrich
Walter Slezak
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
Edward Arnold
as Martin Creavy
James Gleason
as Mickey Corkins
Jay C. Flippen
as Hugo
Paul Harvey
as Pearson Hendricks
Herbert Anderson
as Willis Tomlin
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John Butler
as Gimpy
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John Indrisano
as Danny
Polly Moran
as Bride's Mother
Mae Clarke
as Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
May McAvoy
as (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmüller
as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
as Cecil's Mother (uncredited)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerThe Yellow Cab Man Official Trailer 1950
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