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Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that he meets the lovely Ellen of the Yellow Cab Co., he also meets the crooked lawyer named Creavy. Pirdy is an inventor and when Creavy learns about elastic-glass, his new invention, he makes plans to steal the process. With the help of another con man named Doksteader, and the boys, he will steal this million dollar invention no matter who gets hurt.
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Apr 7, 1950
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast
Full credits →R
Red Skelton
Augustus 'Red' Pirdy
G
Gloria DeHaven
Ellen Goodrich
W
Walter Slezak
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
E
Edward Arnold
Martin Creavy
J
James Gleason
Mickey Corkins
J
Jay C. Flippen
Hugo
P
Paul Harvey
Pearson Hendricks
H
Herbert Anderson
Willis Tomlin
J
John Butler
Gimpy
J
John Indrisano
Danny
P
Polly Moran
Bride's Mother
M
Mae Clarke
Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited)
C
Charles Lane
L.A. Casualty Co. Executive (uncredited)
M
May McAvoy
(uncredited)
D
Dewey Robinson
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
J
Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan (archive sound) (uncredited)
J
Jody Gilbert
Cecil's Mother (uncredited)
