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Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Born February 14, 1926 · Berlin, Germany

Died July 19, 2004 · aged 78

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth, Jr. (February 14, 1926 in Berlin, Germany – July 19, 2004, in Amman, Jordan) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and theme park builder. He began his career singing at age 10 at KDKA, the world's first radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He later became a radio producer. He directed more than 400 fil…

Known For

The BlobThe Blob · 1958
The Blob
6.21958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.
4D Man4D Man · 1959
4D Man
5.81959
MovieScience FictionHorror
Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing him to pass through any object. Scott experiments on himself and discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. He begins killing people, sucking out their life energies and regaining his youth as a result.
Way OutWay Out · 1967
Way Out
9.51967
MovieDrama
A story of two men who become heroin addicts, what they must do to support their habit and how it affects their lives.
Dinosaurus!Dinosaurus! · 1960
Dinosaurus!
5.81960
MovieScience FictionHorror
After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population.
The Gospel BlimpThe Gospel Blimp · 1967
The Gospel Blimp
7.01967
MovieFamilyComedy
A church group uses a blimp to evangelize to their hometown, but things don't work as planned.
The Flaming TeenageThe Flaming Teenage · 1956
The Flaming Teenage
5.01956
MovieDramaCrime
A small town boy heads for the lights of the big city and discovers the delights of hard liquor and fast women. Ere long, he becomes an addict, a dope peddler and a shop-lifter to obtain money for drugs.

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