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6 unusual facts about Jean Yarbrough


Hillbillys in a Haunted House

Hillbillys in a Haunted House is a 1967 American horror comedy film starring Ferlin Husky and Joi Lansing, and directed by Jean Yarbrough.

In Society

It was the first of five Abbott and Costello films to be directed by Jean Yarbrough.

Jean Yarbrough

In the 1950s, when the traditional B-movie was on the decline, he had few problems switching to television and directed episodes for many series throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and had a two-year stint including producing and directing The Abbott and Costello Show.

His greatest success came in the 1940s, when he directed films that are even today fondly remembered such as The Devil Bat, King of the Zombies, She-Wolf of London, and a number of Abbott and Costello and Bowery Boys comedies.

He directed some episodes of The Silent Service and Navy Log, two 1950s military dramas based on true stories of the United States Navy.

So's Your Aunt Emma

So's Your Aunt Emma is a 1942 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough.



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