A champion auto racer takes a job with a taxicab company being harassed by a gangster who wants to take over all the cab companies in town.A champion auto racer takes a job with a taxicab company being harassed by a gangster who wants to take over all the cab companies in town.A champion auto racer takes a job with a taxicab company being harassed by a gangster who wants to take over all the cab companies in town.
George Walcott
- Danny Horton
- (as George Wolcott)
Stanley Andrews
- Police Commissioner
- (uncredited)
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Garage Mechanic
- (uncredited)
Chick Collins
- Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
- Dora - at the Race Track
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
- Martin's Mechanic
- (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
- Garage Foreman
- (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
- Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDue to an accident during filming in which he injured two fingers of his left hand, Brian Donlevy spends almost the entire film with the hand in in his pocket, heavily gloved, or otherwise out of sight. His bandaged hand is finally revealed late in the final sequence.
- GoofsWhen "Hurry" Kane drops Sybil off at the county jail, there is only minimal damage to the taxi. In the next scene, the taxi pulls into the garage with substantial damage.
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Those cab drivers are at it again
Either cab driving was a violent business in the city, or someone from Warners slipped a script to someone at 20th Century Fox. "Born Reckless" from 1937 is a similar story to Warner Brothers' "Taxi."
Brian Donlevy plays Hurry Kane, a successful race car driver who isn't very good with money. After a huge win, he loses it all and ends up in a boxcar. He visits an old friend and takes a job driving a cab for his company.
It sounds like a good job for a race car driver, but taxi driving in those days seems to have been a job for a professional boxer. The cabbies are being brutally harassed by a local gangster (Barton MacLaine), who wants to take over the cab business in the city. As far as Hurry Kane is concerned, bring it on!
Rochelle Hudson plays the love interest, and she's lovely. Harry Carey Jr., also in the cast, turns in a good performance.
This movie kind of screams Warners, and the Cagney role screams for Jimmy Cagney. The acting is good, though, and even though Donlevy plays his role as a lighthearted, take life as it comes guy - this film is a lot tougher than "Taxi."
Brian Donlevy plays Hurry Kane, a successful race car driver who isn't very good with money. After a huge win, he loses it all and ends up in a boxcar. He visits an old friend and takes a job driving a cab for his company.
It sounds like a good job for a race car driver, but taxi driving in those days seems to have been a job for a professional boxer. The cabbies are being brutally harassed by a local gangster (Barton MacLaine), who wants to take over the cab business in the city. As far as Hurry Kane is concerned, bring it on!
Rochelle Hudson plays the love interest, and she's lovely. Harry Carey Jr., also in the cast, turns in a good performance.
This movie kind of screams Warners, and the Cagney role screams for Jimmy Cagney. The acting is good, though, and even though Donlevy plays his role as a lighthearted, take life as it comes guy - this film is a lot tougher than "Taxi."
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- blanche-2
- Mar 22, 2021
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- Runtime59 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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