The Yellow Cab Man

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

 * 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.