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Independent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.Independent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.Independent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.
Joe Barton
- Jewish Man with Cop - Matt's Pal
- (uncredited)
Berton Churchill
- Judge West
- (uncredited)
Donald Cook
- Actor playing Ferdinand in Movie Clip
- (uncredited)
Jesse De Vorska
- Goldfarb
- (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn
- Cab Driver at Meeting
- (uncredited)
Audrey Ferris
- Dance Contestant
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
- Dance Contest Emcee
- (uncredited)
Ella Hall
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
- Moving Man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJames Cagney spoke fluent Yiddish, and in this film got the opportunity to demonstrate it.
- GoofsAlthough the story takes place in New York City, it's apparent the exterior scene with the three taxicabs was filmed in Los Angeles.
- Quotes
Matt Nolan: Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
- SoundtracksThe Darktown Strutters' Ball
(1917) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Shelton Brooks
Played by the band for the final number in the dance contest
Danced by James Cagney, Loretta Young, George Raft and his unidentified partner
Featured review
"I'd like to bury the hatchet, right in their thick skulls."
Matt Nolan (James Cagney) is a cab driver, but a group of new cabbies are trying to muscle into the area. They use intimidation and force when they feel it is necessary which tends to be sooner rather than later. Take Pop Riley (Guy Kibbee) for example. He'd been running the same route for years until the new gang came to town and decided they didn't want the competition. They totaled his car and got him sent to prison when he retaliated. His little girl Sue (Loretta Young) doesn't want to see anyone else suffer the same fate, so when she falls in love with Matt, she does her best to keep his temper under control. It isn't easy, especially when the opposing group starts harassing him.
Roy Del Ruth keeps the story exciting with the typical Warner Brother's format. Taxi! features a great cast, quick dialogue, fast action, and a short run time. Cagney is the true star of the movie; he can lay it on thick with the romantic scenes, pop out the cocky one-liners like no other, and even dance around like a pro. (We are treated to a preview of his talents; they would not be utilized in film until a few years later.) Young is absolutely beautiful, as she is in all of her pre-code movies, and her acting abilities hold up against Cagney's. Also notable are the sidekicks of the two leads: Leila Bennett and George E. Stone who play great backup.
This movie is definitely worth catching late night on TCM.
Roy Del Ruth keeps the story exciting with the typical Warner Brother's format. Taxi! features a great cast, quick dialogue, fast action, and a short run time. Cagney is the true star of the movie; he can lay it on thick with the romantic scenes, pop out the cocky one-liners like no other, and even dance around like a pro. (We are treated to a preview of his talents; they would not be utilized in film until a few years later.) Young is absolutely beautiful, as she is in all of her pre-code movies, and her acting abilities hold up against Cagney's. Also notable are the sidekicks of the two leads: Leila Bennett and George E. Stone who play great backup.
This movie is definitely worth catching late night on TCM.
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- Maleejandra
- Apr 6, 2008
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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