The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man
Directed byJack Donohue
Written byAlbert Beich
Devery Freeman (screenplay and story)
Produced byRichard Goldstone
StarringRed Skelton
Gloria DeHaven
Edward Arnold
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Edited byAlbert Akst
Music byScott Bradley
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • April 7, 1950 (1950-04-07)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,195,000[1]
Box office$2,599,000[1]

The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. 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.

Plot

The inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will make unbreakable windshields.

Cast

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.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.


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