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Lillian Yarbo

Date of birth: 1905-03-17

Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Lillian Yarbough, Lillian "Billie" Yarbo, Billie Yarbo

Lillian Yarbo

Biography

Lillian Yarbo is an actress, known for You Can't Take It with You (1938), Destry Rides Again (1939) and The Great Man's Lady (1942).

Movie Credits

You Can't Take It with You
3.8

You Can't Take It with You

1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony K

The Great Man's Lady
3.1

The Great Man's Lady

1941-10-31

In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who

Saratoga Trunk
2.9

Saratoga Trunk

1945-11-21

An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces

Persons in Hiding
1.3

Persons in Hiding

1939-02-10

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

Society Lawyer
2.5

Society Lawyer

1939-03-21

Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested

Moon Over Her Shoulder
0

Moon Over Her Shoulder

1941-10-23

Marriage counselor advises his bored wife to take up painting through which she meets a hubbie-rival

The Jones Family in Hollywood
0

The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939-06-02

Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a stud

Wives Under Suspicion
2.5

Wives Under Suspicion

1938-06-03

A merciless district attorney prosecutes a case that mirrors his own life.

Stella Dallas
3.5

Stella Dallas

1937-08-06

After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.

The Family Next Door
2.6

The Family Next Door

1939-03-30

Rose Pierce is discontent with her life as the wife of a small town plumber and has visions of becom

Henry Aldrich for President
2

Henry Aldrich for President

1941-10-17

Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
3.5

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939-03-29

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures la

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
2.8

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939-06-02

Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to s

Way Down South
2.9

Way Down South

1939-07-21

In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his sl

Destry Rides Again
3.6

Destry Rides Again

1939-11-30

Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the

Kentucky
2.9

Kentucky

1938-12-30

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby

Lucky Cisco Kid
2.8

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940-06-28

Cisco and Gordito arrive to find there is an outlaw operating in the area who is assumed to be the C

Rainbow on the River
4.5

Rainbow on the River

1936-12-18

A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in

Big Town Girl
3

Big Town Girl

1937-12-03

When a department store songstress becomes a radio star she keeps her identity secret, as the "Maske

The Return of Frank James
3.1

The Return of Frank James

1940-08-10

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Lillian Russell
3

Lillian Russell

1940-05-24

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

They Drive by Night
3.5

They Drive by Night

1940-07-26

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b

Redhead from Manhattan
2.4

Redhead from Manhattan

1943-05-06

Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita sh

Cafe Society
3

Cafe Society

1939-03-03

A pampered heiress (Madeleine Carroll) elopes with a shipboard reporter (Fred MacMurray) just to get

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
2.4

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942-01-31

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

Swing Shift Maisie
3.3

Swing Shift Maisie

1943-10-01

Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in

Night Unto Night
2.5

Night Unto Night

1949-06-10

A bleak mansion sits ominously on a cliff above the sea somewhere on Florida's east coast. In its sh

Penrod's Double Trouble
3

Penrod's Double Trouble

1938-07-23

When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical

Presenting Lily Mars
3.1

Presenting Lily Mars

1943-04-29

Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role bu

The Naughty Nineties
3.3

The Naughty Nineties

1945-06-20

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act

My Brother Talks to Horses
3

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947-02-04

Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horse

The Gang's All Here
3

The Gang's All Here

1943-12-24

A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

Between Us Girls
3

Between Us Girls

1942-09-04

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mothe