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Taxi Spooks

Taxi Spooks

1929Short
ShortComedy
7.2
IMDB Rating
15 votes

Annie (Thelma Hill), her mother, and a taxi driver set out to find Grandpa's fortune but some shady men might get to it first.

Director
Del Lord
Writers
Ewart Adamson, Betty Browne, Del Lord
Stars
Jack Cooper, Thelma Hill, Glen Cavender
Release Date
February 17, 1929
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Jack Cooper
as Dan the Taxi Man
Thelma Hill
Thelma Hill
as Annie Carey
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
as Slug Grady
Andy Clyde
Andy Clyde
as Slug Grady's Pal
Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson
as Mrs. Carey - Annie's Mother
William McCall
William McCall
as Traffic Cop
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Spencer Bell
as Chauffeur
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Jules Hanft
as Doorman
Bobby Dunn
Bobby Dunn

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Mack Sennett Comedies

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

My Living Doll
by boblipton2010-06-12
5/10

"Del Lord started out as a Keystone Kop for Sennett, one with a great touch for stunt driving. He built this into a directing career, first for Sennett, then for Roach and wound up his career directing the Three Stooges for Jules White at Columbia -- well, it was a job. He directed a couple of series of taxi comedies, first for Sennett and later, the Taxi Boys for Roach. This is one of the first series. Like many two-reelers of the era, it is actually two one-reelers stuck together, although well done in this case: Jack Cooper has a taxi inspector on his heels, and later confuses the inspecto..."

💡 Did You Know?

A print exists in the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg film archive.

📖 Synopsis

Annie (Thelma Hill), her mother, and a taxi driver set out to find Grandpa's fortune but some shady men might get to it first.