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The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

1h 25m | PG-13

⭐ 6.3 / 10

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: Jack Donohue

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

as Augustus 'Red' Pirdy

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

as Ellen Goodrich

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

as Dr. Byron Dokstedder

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

as Martin Creavy

James Gleason

James Gleason

as Mickey Corkins

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

as Hugo