HOT & BOTHERED — The Films of 1932 Blogathon: «Taxi!»
Theatrical release poster Directed by Roy Del Ruth, Taxi! (1932) begins when veteran cab driver Pop Rile y (Guy Kibbee) is forced to abandon his prime soliciting location by a company trying to control the taxi business in New York. While defending himself, Pop shoots and kills one of the company's gang and is sentenced to prison, where he subsequently dies. Some of the independent drivers call a meeting and ask Pop's daughter Sue (Loretta Young) to speak. Hot-tempered Matt Nolan (James Cagney), another independent cabbie, is furious with Sue when instead of urging the drivers to fight back, she tells them that violence will not be effective. Despite his anger, Matt starts dating Sue and eventually marries her. After their marriage, the couple goes out to a nightclub with their fri ends Skeets (George E. Stone) and Ruby (Leila Bennett) , as well as Matt's younger brother Dan (Ray Cooke) . While t here, Matt and Sue are insulted by Buck Gerard (David Landau), th...