The Yellow Cab Man
movie
RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON
Released March 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
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
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John Butler
as
Gimpy
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John Indrisano
as
Danny
Polly Moran
as
Bride's Mother
Mae Clarke
as
Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
Crew
Jack Donohue
as
Director
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Albert Beich
as
Screenplay
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Devery Freeman
as
Story
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Devery Freeman
as
Screenplay
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Polly Craus
as
Script Supervisor
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Harry Stradling Sr.
as
Director of Photography
A. Arnold Gillespie
as
Special Effects
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction
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F. Keogh Gleason
as
Assistant Set Decoration
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Warren Newcombe
as
Special Effects
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Eddie Imazu
as
Art Direction
Douglas Shearer
as
Recording Supervision