Jean Yarbrough

American film director (1900–1975)

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Jean Yarbrough

Born| (1900-08-22)August 22, 1900

Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.

Died| August 2, 1975(1975-08-02) (aged 74)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation| Film director

Jean Yarbrough (August 22, 1900 - August 2, 1975) was an American film director.

## Biography[edit]

Jean Yarbrough was born in Marianna, Arkansas on August 22, 1900. He attended the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. In 1922, Yarbrough entered the film business working in silent pictures, first as a "prop man" and later rising through the ranks to become an assistant director.[1]

By 1936, he became a director, first doing comedy and musical shorts for RKO. His directorial debut for a feature-length film was Rebellious Daughters, made by the low-budget studio Progressive Pictures in 1938.[citation needed]

His success came in the 1940s and 1950s when he directed comedy teams like Abbott and Costello (five films: Here Come the Co-Eds, In Society, Jack and the Beanstalk, Lost in Alaska, and The Naughty Nineties), The Bowery Boys (five films: Angels in Disguise, Master Minds, Triple Trouble, Crashing Las Vegas, and Hot Shots) and horror/cult movies, such as The Devil Bat, King of the Zombies, She-Wolf of London, and House of Horrors.[citation needed]

Yarbrough made the transition from B-movies to television. He directed many episodes for different TV series throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to directing, he worked as both producer and director of the popular Abbott and Costello Show. He directed some episodes of The Silent Service and Navy Log, also during the 1950s.[citation needed]

He directed episodes of Walter Brennan's series The Guns of Will Sonnett and The Addams Family. His last theatrical film was 1967's Hillbillys in a Haunted House, a mixture of comedy horror and country music, starring Basil Rathbone and Lon Chaney Jr.[citation needed]

## Partial filmography[edit]

* The Devil Bat (1940)
* King of the Zombies (1941)
* The Gang's All Here (1941)
* Father Steps Out (1941)
* Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
* Good Morning, Judge (1943)
* In Society (1944)
* Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
* Here Come The Co-Eds (1945)
* The Naughty Nineties (1945)
* House of Horrors (1946)
* Inside Job (1946)
* She-Wolf of London (1946)
* Cuban Pete (1946)
* The Brute Man (1946)
* Shed No Tears (1948)
* The Creeper (1948)
* The Challenge (1948)
* Holiday in Havana (1949)
* Sideshow (1950)
* According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
* Lost in Alaska (1952)
* Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
* The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)
* Footsteps in the Night (1957)
* Saintly Sinners (1962)
* Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
* The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) TV movie

## References[edit]

1. ^ Thomas, Dan (March 13, 1935). "Smashing Through". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. p. 7\. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

## External links[edit]

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Films directed by Jean Yarbrough

* The Devil Bat (1940)
* South of Panama (1941)
* King of the Zombies (1941)
* The Gang's All Here (1941)
* Father Steps Out (1941)
* Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
* Top Sergeant Mulligan (1941)
* Man from Headquarters (1942)
* Freckles Comes Home (1942)
* Law of the Jungle (1942)
* So's Your Aunt Emma (1942)
* She's in the Army (1942)
* Lure of the Islands (1942)
* Police Bullets (1942)
* Silent Witness (1943)
* Good Morning, Judge (1943)
* Follow the Band (1943)
* Get Going (1943)
* Hi'ya, Sailor (1943)
* Week-End Pass (1944)
* Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
* South of Dixie (1944)
* Twilight on the Prairie (1944)
* In Society (1944)
* Under Western Skies (1945)
* Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
* The Naughty Nineties (1945)
* On Stage Everybody (1945)
* House of Horrors (1946)
* She-Wolf of London (1946)
* Inside Job (1946)
* Cuban Pete (1946)
* The Brute Man (1946)
* The Challenge (1948)
* Shed No Tears (1948)
* The Creeper (1948)
* Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
* The Mutineers (1949)
* Leave It to Henry (1949)
* Angels in Disguise (1949)
* Holiday in Havana (1949)
* Master Minds (1949)
* Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)
* Square Dance Katy (1950)
* Father Makes Good (1950)
* Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)
* Sideshow (1950)
* Triple Trouble (1950)
* Big Timber (1950)
* According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)
* Casa Manana (1951)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
* Lost in Alaska (1952)
* Night Freight (1955)
* Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
* The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)
* Hot Shots (1956)
* Footsteps in the Night (1957)
* Yaqui Drums (1956)
* Saintly Sinners (1962)
* Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
* The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)

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