Love in a Taxi better known for their stage work; Jacobs' only other major contribution to film was an indirect one (writing much of the original material that was incorporated into the major hit film "Grease"). Love in a Taxi Love in a Taxi is a 1980 American film starring Diane Sommerfield and Jim Jacobs. The story of a romance between a Jewish New York cab driver, Sam, and Corinne, an African-American mother and bank clerk with a young son, Davey. After Davey rides in Sam's cab one day, Davey brings Sam and Corinne together. Corinne and Sam are accidentally involved in a drug
Taxi (1953 film) Taxi (1953 film) Taxi is a 1953 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Dan Dailey. It was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Taxi driver Ed Nielson is a bad-tempered bachelor who lives with his mother and owes money on his cab. On a day when things are going wrong, Ed picks up a steamship passenger, Mary Turner, arriving from Ireland, and drives her in a roundabout way rather than directly to her destination. The meter reads $12 but she has only $5, angering Ed. Mary is trying to find a man she impulsively married in Dublin but hasn't