The Yellow Cab Man

1950 film by Jack Donohue
  • April 7, 1950 (1950-04-07)
Running time
85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$1,195,000[1]Box office$2,599,000[1]

The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. A brief sequence of distorted visual effects in the film is the work of the photographer Weegee, who also makes a cameo appearance as a cab driver.

Plot

The inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will make unbreakable windshields.

Cast

  • Red Skelton as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
  • Gloria DeHaven as Ellen Goodrich (as Gloria De Haven)
  • Edward Arnold as Martin Creavy
  • Walter Slezak as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
  • James Gleason as Mickey Corkins
  • Jay C. Flippen as Hugo
  • Paul Harvey as Pearson Hendricks
  • Herbert Anderson as Willis Tomlin (as Guy Anderson)
  • John Butler as Gimpy
  • John Indrisano as Danny
  • Polly Moran as Bride's mother

Reception

According to MGM, the film earned $1,951,000 in the US and Canada and $648,000 elsewhere, leading to a profit of $545,000.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.

External links

  • The Yellow Cab Man at the TCM Movie Database
  • The Yellow Cab Man at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Yellow Cab Man at AllMovie
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