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The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Jack Donohue
Writer : Devery Freeman, Albert Beich

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)

Crews

Jack Donohue
Jack Donohue
Director
Devery Freeman
Devery Freeman
Screenplay
Albert Beich
Albert Beich
Screenplay
Devery Freeman
Devery Freeman
Story
Polly Craus
Polly Craus
Script Supervisor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Yellow Cab Man, The

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