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.
| The Yellow Cab Man | |
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| Directed by | Jack Donohue |
| Written by | Albert Beich Devery Freeman (screenplay and story) |
| Produced by | Richard Goldstone |
| Starring | Red Skelton Gloria DeHaven Edward Arnold |
| Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
| Edited by | Albert Akst |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,195,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,599,000[1] |
Plot
editThe inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will make unbreakable windshields.
Cast
edit- 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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
External links
edit- The Yellow Cab Man at the TCM Movie Database
- The Yellow Cab Man at IMDb
- The Yellow Cab Man at AllMovie
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