Movies by Jean Yarbrough
As a director:
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The Over-the-Hill Gang / The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1969)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Pat O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Chill Wills and Edgar Buchanan star as four retired Texas Rangers who polish up their pistols and return to action to stop a dishonest mayor and rescue an…
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
Cast: Basil Rathbone, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr. …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Two country singers on their way to Nashville take shelter from a storm in an abandoned mansion, which they soon discover is not only haunted, but is also the headquarters of a spy ring led…
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Saintly Sinners (1962)
Cast: Ron Hagerthy, Don Beddoe, Ellen Corby …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Ex-con Joseph Braden (Ron Hagerthy) has his car temporarily stolen by a pair of bank robbers who hide their loot in the vehicle's spare tire. After the car is repossessed, it's sold…
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Jack & the Beanstalk (1952)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Barbara Brown …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in this children's film, which begins with Jack (Abbott) reading the titular fairy tale to a spoiled brat (David Stollery). Jack soon nods off and finds…
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The Brute Man (1946)
Cast: Rondo Hatton, Jane Adams, Donald MacBride …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
When a lab accident leaves Hal (Rondo Hatton) disfigured, he seeks revenge by going on a murderous rampage. Hal's heart softens, however, when a blind woman (Jane Adams) befriends him.…
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She-Wolf of London (1946)
Cast: Don Porter, June Lockhart, Sara Haden …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Here's one to howl at! A very confused young woman (June Lockhart) becomes convinced she's a werewolf after a spate of unsolved murders. Increasingly wigged-out, she does what any…
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Freckles Comes Home (1942)
Cast: Mantan Moreland, Johnny Downs, Gale Storm …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Fresh out of college, Freckles Winslow (Johnny Downs) returns to his small hometown to help a friend and help bring the town into the 20th century. But when a gangster on the lam follows him…
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So's Your Aunt Emma (1942)
Cast: Zasu Pitts, Roger Pryor, Warren Hymer …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
When a middle-aged country bumpkin travels to the big city to bail out her nephew, her resemblance to a notorious murderer gains her instant access to the criminal underworld. With the…
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Criminal Investigator (1942)
Cast: Robert Lowery, Edith Fellows, John Miljan …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
While digging in to the mysterious murder of a showgirl (Vivian Wilcox), intrepid reporter Bob Martin (Robert Lowery) uncovers a connection between that case and another one he's been…
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King of the Zombies (1941)
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
When a small plane crash-lands on a Caribbean island en route to Panama, its pilot (Dick Purcell) and two passengers (John Archer and Mantan Moreland) seek shelter at the home of the…
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The Gang's All Here (1941)
Cast: Keye Luke, Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Truck driver Frankie (Frankie Darro) and his friend Jeff (Mantan Moreland) try to get to the bottom of a rash of hijackings and suspicious accidents threatening to put the company out of…
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City Limits (1941)
Cast: Frank Albertson, Jed Prouty, Lorna Gray …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
After taking over a rival railroad line, stressed-out company president J.B. Matthews (Jed Prouty) goes on a much-needed vacation. During his train trip, Matthews falls out of his swanky…
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Let's Go Collegiate (1941)
Cast: Keye Luke, Gale Storm, Marcia Mae Jones …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Hoping to gain favor with pretty sorority sisters, fraternity brothers Jeff (Mantan Moreland) and his pesky pal Frankie (Frankie Darro) promise to bring rowing phenom Bob Terry to the…
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The Devil Bat (1940)
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Guy Usher, Dave O'Brien …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Horror legend Bela Lugosi portrays Dr. Paul Carruthers, a mad scientist out for revenge against the cosmetic company that employs him after they neglect to reward him for developing a…
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Rebellious Daughters (1938)
Cast: Marjorie Reynolds, Verna Hillie, Sheila Bromley …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
When teenagers Claire (Marjorie Reynolds) and Babe (Verna Hillie) run away to the big city, they quickly fall into the clutches of swanky salon owner Joe Gilman (George Douglas), who uses the…
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King of the Zombies / Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland …
Directed by: Jean Yarbrough, Victor Halperin
How's this for a unique twist: In King of the Zombies, zombies stagger around on a tropical island, the creations of a mad doctor who hopes to use them in World War II as the ultimate…