The Yellow Cab Man
RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON
1950 · 1h 25m · APPROVED
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Jack Donohue
Overview
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 and cast
- Jack Donohue Director
- 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
- John Butler as Gimpy
- John Indrisano as Danny
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