The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON
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

Red Skelton Red Skelton As: Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
Gloria DeHaven Gloria DeHaven As: Ellen Goodrich
Walter Slezak Walter Slezak As: Dr. Byron Dokstedder
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold As: Martin Creavy
James Gleason James Gleason As: Mickey Corkins
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 25 March 1950

Country: US

Runtime: 85m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

Ellen Goodrich

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Dr. Byron Dokstedder

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Martin Creavy

James Gleason

James Gleason

Mickey Corkins

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Hugo

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Pearson Hendricks

Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Willis Tomlin

John Butler

John Butler

Gimpy

John Indrisano

John Indrisano

Danny

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Bride's Mother

Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

May McAvoy

May McAvoy

(uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Cecil's Mother (uncredited)

Directed By

Jack Donohue

Jack Donohue

Director

Polly Craus

Polly Craus

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Sound

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Scott Bradley

Scott Bradley

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Harry Stradling Sr.

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

F. Keogh Gleason

F. Keogh Gleason

Assistant Set Decoration

Eddie Imazu

Eddie Imazu

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Other Crew

A. Arnold Gillespie

A. Arnold Gillespie

Special Effects

Warren Newcombe

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

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