The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 comedy film directed by Jack Donohue 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.

Contents

• The yellow cab man original theatrical trailer
• Cast
• Reception
• References

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.