The Yellow Cab Man

6.3

85 minutes

3/25/1950

Overview

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.

Cast List

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)