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The Yellow Cab Man

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Wikipedia article




'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.

References




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