The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 25, 1950

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.

The Yellow Cab Man

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 25, 1950

The Yellow Cab Man
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Yellow Cab Man
Directors Polly Craus, Jack Donohue
Writers Albert Beich, Devery Freeman

Cast

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

Polly Moran

as Bride's Mother

Mae Clarke

as Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)

Charles Lane

as L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)

May McAvoy

as (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Johnny Weissmüller

as Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

as Cecil's Mother (uncredited)