The Yellow Cab Man
Seen it?1950 | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Low effort, high reward: just press play. Fans of Father of the Bride should feel right at home.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1950: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Donohue
- Red SkeltonAugustus 'Red' Pirdy
- Gloria DeHavenEllen Goodrich
- Walter SlezakDr. Byron Dokstedder
- Edward ArnoldMartin Creavy
- James GleasonMickey Corkins
- Jay C. FlippenHugo
- Paul HarveyPearson Hendricks
- Herbert AndersonWillis Tomlin
- John ButlerGimpy
- John IndrisanoDanny