Portrait of Jean Yarbrough

Directing

Jean Yarbrough

Career

Active from 1934 to 2011, with a break from 1970 to 2010, busiest in 1942 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Addams Family
The Addams Family
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Yarbrough Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.6, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 6
  • Wholesome Entertainment 5
  • Nostalgic Americana 5
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Crime 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Classic Comedy 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Episodic Storytelling 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • 1940s Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)

Director

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 42
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
GoodWatch score 25

Director

Man in the Square Suit
Man in the Square Suit (1966)

Director

We Learn About The Telephone
We Learn About The Telephone (1965)

Director

Saintly Sinners
Saintly Sinners (1962)

Director

American Maker
American Maker (1960)

Director

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Footsteps in the Night
Footsteps in the Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Hot Shots
Hot Shots (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Crashing Las Vegas
Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Women of Pitcairn Island
The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)

Producer, Director

Yaqui Drums
Yaqui Drums (1956)

Director

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

According to Mrs. Hoyle
According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)

Director

Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950)

Director

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey (1950)

Director

Big Timber
Big Timber (1950)

Director

1940s

54 titles ยท average score 53
Shed No Tears
Shed No Tears (1948)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London (1946)
GoodWatch score 30

Director

House of Horrors
House of Horrors (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Here Come the Co-Eds
Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

In Society
In Society (1944)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Law of the Jungle
Law of the Jungle (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Police Bullets
Police Bullets (1942)

Director

King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies (1941)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Devil Bat
The Devil Bat (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 54
Crime Rave
Crime Rave (1939)

Director

America's Safest Tire
America's Safest Tire (1939)

Director

The Dummy Owner
The Dummy Owner (1938)

Director

Rebellious Daughters
Rebellious Daughters (1938)

Director

Berth Quakes
Berth Quakes (1938)

Story, Director

A Rented Riot
A Rented Riot (1937)

Director

Swing Fever
Swing Fever (1937)

Director

So and Sew
So and Sew (1936)

Director, Story

The Undie-World
The Undie-World (1934)

Story

Bridal Bail
Bridal Bail (1934)

Story

Bachelor Bait
Bachelor Bait (1934)
GoodWatch score 42

Assistant Director

The Fatal Glass of Beer
The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

Assistant Director

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 57
Two-Time Mama
Two-Time Mama (1927)

Assistant Director

Along Came Auntie
Along Came Auntie (1926)
GoodWatch score 57

Assistant Director

Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery (1926)

Assistant Director

Say It with Babies
Say It with Babies (1926)

Assistant Director