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Hal Yates
Born July 26, 1899 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died August 1, 1969 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
The Mad Miss Manton · 1938The Mad Miss Manton
★ 6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
Variety Time · 1948Variety Time
★ 10.01948
MovieComedyMusic
Jack Parr hosts a variety program of comedic sketches.
Niagara Falls · 1941Niagara Falls
★ 6.71941
MovieRomanceComedy
The nosy antics of a honeymooner puts an unwed couple in the same room.
Spooky Wooky · 1950Spooky Wooky
★ 10.01950
MovieComedyHorror
Leon manages to get a new house in the country cheap, and the whole family finds out that a mysterious death occurred in it. No one but Leon wants to live there, and so, a wacky plan is conceived to make Leon change his mind about moving.
Backstage Follies · 1948Backstage Follies
★ 3.31948
MovieComedy
Faced with a police raid ordered by Errol's wife, turned Reform League president, the manager of the local burleque theatre sends one of the girls over to get friendly with Errol.
Mama Runs Wild · 1937Mama Runs Wild
★ 7.01937
MovieComedyFamily
Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she accidentally causes the apprehension of two bank robbers after walking into the bank during the robbery and one of the robbers, in taking money from her purse, left his fingerprints on the purse. She is made an honorary police captain and, with her society sisters sets about "keeping lawlessness" out of the town. From that point on, life becomes miserable for her hen-pecked husband Calvin (Ernest Truex).
Beware of Redheads · 1945Beware of Redheads
★ 7.01945
MovieComedy
A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were dancing. But his wife (Dorothy Granger) has already discovered the compact and thinks Leon bought it as a gift for her. And then, to no great surprise, the redhead's jealous husband makes an appearance. Leon, before he is cleared of any hanky-panky with the redhead, nets two black eyes.
Don Key (Son of Burro) · 1926Don Key (Son of Burro)
★ 8.01926
MovieComedy
The head of a big movie studio is pulling his hair out because the company is bankrupt unless they can find a writer for a smash comedy. An aspiring writer is awaiting outside the office and the producer agrees to see him. He listens while the writer tells his story and acts the numerous parts. The story is rotten, but the producer lets him escape while vowing vengeance on any other author who would read his story aloud.
















