

The Yellow Cab Man
1950-03-25 · 85 min · ★ 6.9
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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- Directors
- Jack Donohue
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Red SkeltonAugustus 'Red' Pirdy
Gloria DeHavenEllen Goodrich
Walter SlezakDr. Byron Dokstedder
Edward ArnoldMartin Creavy
James GleasonMickey Corkins
Jay C. FlippenHugo
Paul HarveyPearson Hendricks
Herbert AndersonWillis Tomlin
Polly MoranBride's Mother
Mae ClarkeCasualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
Charles LaneL.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
May McAvoy(uncredited)
Dewey RobinsonPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny WeissmüllerTarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
Jody GilbertCecil's Mother (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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