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RIDE AND ROAR WITH RED SKELTON - The Yellow Cab Man
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Title: The Yellow Cab Man

Release Date: 25 Mar 1950

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (6 votes)

Cast

  • Augustus 'Red' Pirdy: Red Skelton
  • Ellen Goodrich: Gloria DeHaven
  • Dr. Byron Dokstedder: Walter Slezak
  • Martin Creavy: Edward Arnold
  • Mickey Corkins: James Gleason
  • Hugo: Jay C. Flippen
  • Pearson Hendricks: Paul Harvey
  • Willis Tomlin: Herbert Anderson
  • Gimpy: John Butler
  • Danny: John Indrisano
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