IMDb >
Taxi! (1932)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summaryplot synopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsTaxi! (1932) More at IMDbPro »
Overview
User Rating:
Release Date:
23 January 1932 (USA) morePlot:
Independent cab drivers struggling against a taxi company consortium find a leader in Matt Nolan. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A taste of things to come moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Cagney | ... | Matt Nolan | |
| Loretta Young | ... | Sue Riley Nolan | |
| George E. Stone | ... | Skeets | |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Pop Riley | |
| Leila Bennett | ... | Ruby | |
| Dorothy Burgess | ... | Marie Costa | |
| David Landau | ... | Buck Gerard | |
| Ray Cooke | ... | Danny Nolan |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:69 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:Approved (PCA #2281-R, 14 May 1936 for re-release)Fun Stuff
Trivia:
For the scene where Matt Nolan hauls his wife Sue across the room by her hair and throws her out the door, James Cagney taught Loretta Young an old stage trick. When Cagney grabbed her hair, Young reached up and grabbed Cagney's wrist with both hands. As Cagney pulled her screaming across the room, Young was actually hanging from Cagney's wrist. This trick, and Young's performance, made the gag look quite real, but prevented Cagney from pulling her hair out. moreQuotes:
Marie Costa: Leave 'em alone. They're not botherin' you.Buck Gerard: Yeah? How do you know?
more
Soundtrack:
Georgia on My Mind moreFAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Taxi! (1932)Recommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Born Reckless | Performance | Special Agent K-7 | Woman in Distress | There Goes My Girl |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Crime section | IMDb USA section | Add this title to MyMovies |


Taxi! is most famous as an early starring role for James Cagney and more so for the fact he shows off his Yiddish-speaking skills. A great factor in this film is the variety of genuine New York accents on display throughout. Music to the ears! The plot line is a bit fractured, zipping from cab wars, to romance, to murder, and all that jazz. Cagney is an independent driver trying to rally the other cabbies to fight the big taxi company trying to violently run them all out of business. A fracas in a nightclub on his wedding night results in the stabbing death of his brother and he vows revenge.
Cagney plays a sometimes likable, sometimes obnoxious guy with a rotten temper. His violent outbursts are a sign of things to come in Cagney's cast of characters. He is electric even with subpar material. And, of course, he dances on screen for the first time. A very young and beautiful Loretta Young is a smarter romantic partner than Cagney usually got. By the way, her hairstyle is lovely. Leila Bennett steals the movie as a droning chatterbox who could have an hour-long conversation by herself. Most people know someone exactly like her.
Cultural points: We are treated to an early version of Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia On My Mind" at the Cottonpickers Club. The Warner Bros. film takes a slam at Paramount's Fredric March - whose early film roles were more than reminiscent of John Barrymore. For the brief foxtrot contest, Cagney suggested producers hire George Raft as his main competitor because he remembered his dancing ability from their time in Vaudeville. Raft was in Hollywood as a bit dancer and had no notion of becoming an actor - that would change within a year. This is one of only two films these very good friends appeared in together (See "Each Dawn I Die" nearly 10 years later).