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The Yellow Cab Man

1950 film by Jack Donohue

The Yellow Cab Man is a 1950 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.

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


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