Jean Yarbrough
Jean Yarbrough not only came of age during the mid-20th-century heyday of the B movie, but also helped define it. Working for the low-budget production house Monogram Pictures, among others, he helped crank out scores of films with such titles as "King of the Zombies" (1941) and "Criminal Investigator" ('42). During the war years, Yarbrough was fortunate to win a job directing films starring the popular comedy duo Abbott and Costello. He helmed several of the pair's efforts, including the '45 period piece "The Naughty Nineties," which featured the team's classic routine "Who's on First?" A few years later, the prolific and seemingly tireless Yarbrough also directed a plethora of episodes of the pair's TV series, "The Abbott and Costello Show" ('52). Not long after the two comedians started making films, ensemble comedy group the Bowery Boys got into the movie game. Thanks to his experience, Yarbrough was a natural choice to direct some of these productions. His contributions to the series include "Angels in Disguise" and "Master Minds," both released in '49. All told, Yarbrough's film credits total over 125. Ever energetic, he was also very active in TV, directing episodes of misfit family sitcom "The Addams Family" ('64) and the Western saga "Death Valley Days" ('67), in addition to many other shows.
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Jean Yarbrough
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don Henley: Live Inside Job | Director | - | 2000 |
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The Over-the-Hill Gang | Director | - | 1969 |
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Director | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saintly Sinners | Director | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Footsteps in the Night | Director | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Women of Pitcairn Island | Director | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crashing Las Vegas | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yaqui Drums | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Shots | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Freight | Director | - | 1955 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | Director | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack and the Beanstalk: 4k Restoration Special Edition | Director | - | 1952 |
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Lost in Alaska | Director | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | According to Mrs. Hoyle | Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Casa Manana | Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Humphrey Takes a Chance | Director | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Makes Good | Director | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Timber | Director | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Triple Trouble | Director | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Master Minds | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holiday in Havana | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mutineers | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Henry, the Rainmaker | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angels in Disguise | Director | - | 1949 |
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Shed No Tears | Director | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Triple Threat | Director | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Challenge | Director | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Creeper | Director | - | 1948 |
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House of Horrors | Director | - | 1946 |
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The Brute Man | Director | - | 1946 |
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She-Wolf of London | Director | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside Job |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cuban Pete | Director | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under Western Skies | Director | - | 1945 |
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Here Come the Co-Eds | Director | - | 1945 |
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The Naughty Nineties | Director | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On Stage Everybody | Director | - | 1945 |
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In Society | Director | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twilight on the Prairie | Director | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | South of Dixie | Director | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning, Judge | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Get Going | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Follow the Band | Director | - | 1943 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lure of the Islands | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Man From Headquarters | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | So's Your Aunt Emma | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law of the Jungle | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Freckles Comes Home | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Bullets | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She's in the Army | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Criminal Investigator | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meet the Mob | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gang's All Here | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Steps Out | Director | - | 1941 |
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Let's Go Collegiate | Director | - | 1941 |
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King of the Zombies | Director | - | 1941 |
60% |
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The Devil Bat | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | South of Panama | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caught in the Act | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rebellious Daughters | Director | - | 1938 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adam-12 | Director | 1970-1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction | Director | 1963-1964 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Director | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Favorite Martian | Director | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vacation Playhouse | Director | 1965 |
100% | 91% | The Addams Family | Director | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Abbott & Costello Show | Director | 1952-1954 |