Billy and Ben continually make a mess of things, having multiple accidents with their Taxi.Billy and Ben continually make a mess of things, having multiple accidents with their Taxi.Billy and Ben continually make a mess of things, having multiple accidents with their Taxi.
Charlie Hall
- The Drunk
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- The Sidewalk Cop
- (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
- The Traffic Cop
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Layton
- Eloping Bride
- (uncredited)
Roger Moore
- The Eloper
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFourth of ten shorts in the "Taxi Boys" series from Hal Roach Studios, released through MGM from 1932 to 1933.
- Quotes
The Eloper: Where are we at?
Ben Blue: Well, eh, eh, we're in a zoo! We're in a zoo!
The Eloper: In a zoo?
Ben Blue: Yes. In a zoo.
The Eloper: How do you know?
Ben Blue: Well, there's a sign over there. See it says Dangaroos.
The Eloper: Dangaroos?
Ben Blue: Yes. Dangaroos. You know, those things - playful little fellas.
The Eloper: [sees and reads the road sign] Dangerous.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Bring 'Em Back a Wife (1933)
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Pretty good..but certainly no classic.
Note: In 1928, Del Lord ALSO directed another short by the same name. Whether or not this 1932 film is a remake is uncertain--but highly likely.
This is one of the Taxi Boys shorts--a series I had never heard about until tonight--and I am surprised as I am a huge early comedy buff. It seems that the actors playing these parts varied quite a bit but all the films short comedies involving cab drivers. In the previous Taxi Boys film, the stars were Clyde Cook and Franklin Pangborn--here they are Ben Blue and Billy Gilbert (who played the heavy in the other film I saw from the series). While the results weren't bad at all, Blue's odd delivery and effete manners were a bit off-putting. But, there were some nice sight gags (and a very weird courtroom gag at the end) and a decent number of laughs over all. Considering that few Taxi Boys comedies were made, however, they needed these films to be a lot better than "not bad".
By the way, the car pushing bit is from the silent days, as I saw a variation on it from the silent comedy compilation "When Comedy Was King". However, liberal 'borrowing' of ideas from previous films was not uncommon in the good old days!
This is one of the Taxi Boys shorts--a series I had never heard about until tonight--and I am surprised as I am a huge early comedy buff. It seems that the actors playing these parts varied quite a bit but all the films short comedies involving cab drivers. In the previous Taxi Boys film, the stars were Clyde Cook and Franklin Pangborn--here they are Ben Blue and Billy Gilbert (who played the heavy in the other film I saw from the series). While the results weren't bad at all, Blue's odd delivery and effete manners were a bit off-putting. But, there were some nice sight gags (and a very weird courtroom gag at the end) and a decent number of laughs over all. Considering that few Taxi Boys comedies were made, however, they needed these films to be a lot better than "not bad".
By the way, the car pushing bit is from the silent days, as I saw a variation on it from the silent comedy compilation "When Comedy Was King". However, liberal 'borrowing' of ideas from previous films was not uncommon in the good old days!
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- planktonrules
- Jan 18, 2011
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- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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