Taxi

"The day St Anthony took a New York cabbie for a ride!"

1953 1h 17m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 7

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.

“The day St Anthony took a New York cabbie for a ride!”

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Cast

Dan Dailey
Ed Nielson
Constance Smith
Mary Turner
Neva Patterson
Miss Millard
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Nielson
Kyle MacDonnell
Dottie
Walter Woolf King
Business Man
Anthony Ross
Mr. Alexander
Mark Roberts
Jim Turner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gregory Ratoff
Writers: Daniel Fuchs, D.M. Marshman Jr., Alex Joffé
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gregory Ratoff, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hugh S. Fowler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dan Dailey and Constance Smith and Neva Patterson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The day St Anthony took a New York cabbie for a ride!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gregory Ratoff directs. Milton Krasner behind the camera. Leigh Harline scores. Hugh S. Fowler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Gregory Ratoff, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hugh S. Fowler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dan Dailey and Constance Smith and Neva Patterson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The day St Anthony took a New York cabbie for a ride!".
8IMDB entry: tt0046405 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.