The Yellow Cab Man

1950 "RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON"

The Yellow Cab Man

6.4 | 1h25m | NR | en | Drama

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.

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6.4 | 1h25m | NR | en | Drama , Comedy , Romance

Synopsis

Cast

Red Skelton , Gloria DeHaven , Walter Slezak

Director

Cedric Gibbons

Producted By

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,

Trailers

Cast

Red Skelton

as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

[1981] Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner [1976] Rudolph's Shiny New Year [1953] Half a Hero [1952] Lovely to Look At [1951] Texas Carnival [1951] The Red Skelton Show [1950] The Yellow Cab Man [1950] Three Little Words [1950] Watch the Birdie

Gloria DeHaven

as Ellen Goodrich

[1997] Out to Sea [1979] Bog [1975] Who Is the Black Dahlia? [1972] Call Her Mom [1955] The Girl Rush [1954] So This Is Paris [1953] Down Among the Sheltering Palms [1951] Two Tickets to Broadway [1950] Summer Stock

Walter Slezak

as Dr. Byron Dokstedder

[1972] Treasure Island [1971] Black Beauty [1968] Dr. Coppelius [1967] The Caper of the Golden Bulls [1965] A Very Special Favor [1964] Emil and the Detectives [1964] Wonderful Life [1962] The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm [1961] Come September