Taxi!
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A pre-Code crime drama about working-class cab drivers fighting corporate consolidation and intimidation, anchored by a protagonist torn between principle and personal love.
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Essence
Ensemble
James Cagney
Matt Nolan
Loretta Young
Sue Riley Nolan
George E. Stone
Skeets
Guy Kibbee
Mack 'Pop' Riley
Leila Bennett
Ruby
Dorothy Burgess
Marie Costa
David Landau
Buck Gerard
Ray Cooke
Danny Nolan
Nat Pendleton
Bull Martin (uncredited)
Joe Barton
Jewish Man with Cop (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cop with Jewish Man (uncredited)
George Raft
William Kenny (uncredited)
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