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Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Writers:
Kenyon Nicholson (play)
Kubec Glasmon (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
23 January 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Independent cab drivers struggling against a taxi company consortium find a leader in Matt Nolan. full summary | add synopsis
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'30s-themed Warners programmer more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Taxi, Please (USA) (working title)
The Blind Spot (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:69 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Yiddish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #2281-R, 14 May 1936 for re-release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This movie is the source of James Cagney's most famous misquoted line, "You dirty rat!" In the film, Cagney actually says, "Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" more
Quotes:
Skeets: [Reading movie poster] Coming: John Barrymore, The Mad Genius. I wonder what he's mad about.
Ruby: You know what I think? I think he's copying Fredric March more and more every day. Don't you think so? He's my favorite though, except Joe E. Brown.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Wind at My Back: Grace of Hollywood (#3.10)" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Georgia on My Mind more

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'30s-themed Warners programmer, 23 March 2008
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Author: blanche-2 from United States

"Taxi!" is a 1932 film starring James Cagney and Loretta Young, made after Cagney's big success in "Public Enemy." The '30s were a time when much of what was seen in theater and film reflected the plight of the blue-collar worker. Sophisticated drawing room comedies and rich folk were replaced by "Waiting for Lefty," "Golden Boy," "Awake and Sing" and the like.

The theme of taxi companies fighting the independent cabbies was used other films, "Born Reckless" in 1937 and "Big City" in 1937 being two. In "Taxi!" Sue (Loretta Young) sees her father (Guy Kibbee) go to prison for killing a driver sent by a thug named Gerard who deliberately smashes his taxi. He dies in prison; later on, Gerard stabs the younger brother of Matt (Cagney) and kills him. Matt and Sue fall in love, despite being on opposite sides of the fence - she's against violence, he's all for it - and get married. Matt can't let go of wanting revenge against Gerard.

The film is dated not only because of its theme but also the depiction of acceptable spousal abuse. However, it's notable for evoking a New York atmosphere and for the fact that Cagney speaks Yiddish at the beginning of the film. This was added to the movie when it was found out that Cagney knew Yiddish. Young is incredibly beautiful but maybe a little too classy, and Cagney does what will be a familiar role for him well. One poster here thought that Leila Bennett as Ruby was hilarious; to me she was totally annoying. Four years later, she made her last film.

"Taxi!" is interesting for the cast, but you'll be turned off when Matt let's Sue have it. Look for George Raft as a competitor in a dance contest.

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