The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man
Directed by	Jack Donohue
Written by	; Devery Freeman (screenplay and story)
Produced by
Starring	Red Skelton; Gloria DeHaven; Edward Arnold
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Edited by	Albert Akst
Music by	Scott Bradley
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 7, 1950;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,195,000
Box office	$2,599,000

The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. The inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will make unbreakable windshields.

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.

Cast[]

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[]

According 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[]

^ ^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[]

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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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.

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