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Hal Yates

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1899-07-26

Deathday: 1969-08-01 (70 years old)

Biography

Hal Yates (July 26, 1899 – August 1, 1969) was an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 96 films between 1924 and 1953. He also directed 88 films between 1926 and 1953.

He started his career in entertainment in a vaudeville double-act called 'Yates and Lawley'. Yates first worked at the Hal Roach Studios where he directed a few early Laurel and Hardy comedies (including the lost Hats Off),and later worked at the RKO studios directing short films featuring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

all 77

Movies 76

Director 54

Writer 21

Hal Yates

Biography

Filmography

all 77

Movies 76

Director 54

Writer 21

TV Shows 1

Pardon My Wrench (1953)

My Little Margie (1952)

Newlyweds' House Guest (1952)

Ghost Buster (1952)

Fast and Foolish (1951)

Newlyweds Take a Chance (1951)

Footlight Varieties (1951)

The Newlywed's Boarder (1950)

Spooky Wooky (1950)

Shocking Affair (1949)

Bashful Romeo (1949)

Sweet Cheat (1949)

Oil's Well That Ends Well (1949)

Make Mine Laughs (1949)

Dad Always Pays (1949)

Backstage Follies (1948)

Contest Crazy (1948)

Bachelor Blues (1948)

Variety Time (1948)

Dig That Gold (1948)

Secretary Trouble (1948)

Bet Your Life (1948)

Brother Knows Best (1948)

Hired Husband (1947)

Wife Tames Wolf (1947)

Borrowed Blonde (1947)

Do or Diet (1947)

I'll Build It Myself (1946)

Follow That Blonde (1946)

I'll Take Milk (1946)

Twin Husbands (1946)

Oh, Professor Behave! (1946)

Trouble or Nothing (1946)

Beware of Redheads (1945)

You Drive Me Crazy (1945)

It's Your Move (1945)

What, No Cigarettes (1945)

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1945)

Birthday Blues (1945)

He Forgot to Remember (1944)

Feather Your Nest (1944)

The Perfect Snob (1941)

Niagara Falls (1941)

Just a Cute Kid (1940)

Mama Runs Wild (1937)

Candid Cameramaniacs (1937)

Nobody's Baby (1937)

General Spanky (1936)

You Bring the Ducks (1934)

Roamin' Vandals (1934)

A Pair of Tights (1929)

The Booster (1928)

All Parts (1928)

Is Everybody Happy? (1928)

Imagine My Embarrassment (1928)

Dumb Daddies (1928)

Hats Off (1927)

Sailors, Beware! (1927)

One Hour Married (1927)

Anything Once! (1927)

The Nickel-Hopper (1926)

Get 'Em Young (1926)

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926)

Merry Widower (1926)

Along Came Auntie (1926)

Thundering Fleas (1926)

Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)

Say It with Babies (1926)

Wife Tamers (1926)

Madame Mystery (1926)

Wandering Papas (1926)

What's the world coming to? (1926)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1899-07-26

Deathday
1969-08-01 (70 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America