The Yellow Cab Man

1h 25min

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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 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
Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Pearson Hendricks
Herbert Anderson

Herbert Anderson

Willis Tomlin
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)

Release date

25th Mar 1950

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English