Lillian Yarbo

Lillian Yarbo

Country: USA

Biography: Talented performer famous for her work as Rheba in the 1938 movie You Can't Take it With You (of which she is not credited here). Because of racism, she was often cast as a maid. About half or more of her work was uncredited.

Total Credits at Criticker: 20 (Actor)

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    They Drive by Night
    Two brothers struggle as wildcat truck drivers; one comes to harm, the other is accused of his friend's murder. (imdb)
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    Saratoga Trunk
    Ingrid Bergman plays a notorious woman (Clio) who comes back to New Orleans and falls for a Texas gambler, portrayed by Gary Cooper. (wiki)
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    The Time, the Place and the Girl
    The manager of opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub that's next door to the Cassels' home.The club's owners-Steve, a handsome ladies man,Jeff, his clownish sidekick-hatch a plan to keep the club open. Steve arranges to meet-and woo-Vicki and then invite her and her uncle to the club.When Vicki's snobbish aunt and the manager discover that Vicki now favors popular music to the classics, they arrange to get the club closed. (imdb)
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    Look for the Silver Lining
    This musical biopic chronicles the vaudeville-to-Broadway story of 1920s' star Marilyn Miller (June Haver). From her start on the boards in Findlay, Ohio, Marilyn sings and dances her way to Broadway stardom, frequently in company with her mentor, dancer Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger). (imdb)
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    A Date with Judy
    Developed from a radio program which began in 1941, hyperactive teenager Judy challenges and is challenged by her overly proper parents, pest of a brother Randolph and boyfriend Oogie
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    Whistling in Brooklyn
    A radio sleuth infiltrates the Brooklyn Dodgers to solve a murder. (tcm.com)
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    The Great Man\
    A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks. (imdb)
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    Music for Millions
    Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WW II. (imdb)
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    Swing Shift Maisie
    Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it's up to Maisie to convince him. (imdb)
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    Night Unto Night
    Stars Ronald Reagan as John, a young scientist suffering from epilepsy. Viveca Lindfors co-stars as Ann, who is recovering from the loss of her husband. Both John and Ann head to the coast of Florida for rest and relaxation, and it is here that they fall in love. While John and Ann contend with their individual afflictions and private demons, their mutual friend Shawn (Broderick Crawford) dispenses philosophical advice. (allmovie.com)
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    Faithful in My Fashion
    In this romantic comedy, a soldier is granted a two-week furlough and returns home to discover that his girlfriend is engaged to someone else. At first, on the advice of her friends, the girl tries to hide her betrothal from the soldier, but it is not long before she recalls why she loved him in the first place. Conflict ensues when he discovers her deception. Eventually, they manage to straighten out the situation and things come out alright. (allrovi.com)
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    Wild Bill Hickok Rides
    Belle Andrews' (Constance Bennett) gambling hall burns down in the Chicago fire of 1871 and, now penniless, she accepts Jim Farrel's (Warren William) invitation to accompany him to Powder River, Montana, to open a gambling casino. Farrel has plans to get control of all the land in Powder River by hiring henchmen to file claims on the land, a proceeding overlooked by the settlers. On the stagecoach to Powder River, they meet Wild Bill Hickok (Bruce Cabot). (imdb)
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    Way Down South
    In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves, to his young son. While the deceased treated his slaves decently, his corrupt executor abuses them unmercifully, beating them without provocation, and he is planning to sell off the father'e estate--including the slaves--at the earliest opportunity so he and his mistress can steal the money and move to France.
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    The Family Next Door
    Rose Pierce is discontent with her life as the wife of a small town plumber and has visions of becoming a wealthy socialite. Consequently, when her smart aleck son Sammy hears that an electric railroad line is to be built through town, she decides that the family can become rich by purchasing the lots along the right of way.
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    My Brother Talks to Horses
    A classic film featuring a boy who is able to hear what the racehorses at the track are thinking. He bases their moods on how well he thinks they'll do, and tells his older brother who is going to win that day. This earns him a reputation and gains him much attention, after people start to believe him.
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    Rainbow on the River
    A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York. (imdb)
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    No Leave, No Love
    The men are coming home from war and Slinky decides his hero buddy Michael should first appear on a radio program. The good natured and talented sergeant meets radio singer Susan where he finds love in between songs.
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    Big Town Girl
    When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the "Masked Countess", because he estranged husband is a crook.
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    The Sailor Takes a Wife
    A sailor and a canteen girl meet and marry on the same night, followed by a letdown.
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    Redhead from Manhattan
    A shipwrecked girl, mistaken for a saboteur, takes the place of her cousin on the stage, which leads to complications, but happy ending with other shipwrecked person - young man. (BFI)
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