H. Bruce Humberstone
Bruce Humberstone (November 18, 1901 – October 11, 1984) was an American film director. He was previously a movie actor (as a child), a script clerk, and an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding, and Allan Dwan.
Also recorded as Bruce Humberstone · Lucky Humberstone
H. Bruce Humberstone
Universal Pictures · Exhibitors Herald (Mar. - Jun. 1925), on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- H.
- Born
- 18 November 1901
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, US
- Died
- 11 October 1984
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Languages
- English
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Bruce Humberstone (November 18, 1901 – October 11, 1984) was an American film director. He was previously a movie actor (as a child), a script clerk, and an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding, and Allan Dwan.
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• Name — H. Bruce Humberstone • Born — 18 November 1901 • Birthplace — Buffalo, New York, US • Died — 11 October 1984 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, US • Resting Place — Hollywood Forever Cemetery • Other Names — Lucky Humberstone • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1924–1966 • Employer — 20th Century Fox • Notable Works — Sun Valley Serenade I Wake Up Screaming To the Shores of Tripoli
Early years
Early years
Humberstone was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Miami Military Academy in Miami, Florida.
Recognition
Recognition
Humberstone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Death
Death
Humberstone died of pneumonia in Woodland Hills, California, on October 11, 1984, aged 82, and was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography as director
Partial filmography as director
• Street Scene (1931) • The Crooked Circle (1932) • If I Had a Million (1932) ("The Forger" segment) • Goodbye Love (1933) • King of the Jungle (1933) • Merry Wives of Reno (1934) • The Dragon Murder Case (1934) • Three Live Ghosts (1935) • Ladies Love Danger (1935) • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) • Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) • Rascals (1938) • Checkers (1938) • Pardon Our Nerve (1939) • Pack Up Your Troubles (1939) • The Quarterback (1940) • Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) • I Wake Up Screaming (1941) • Sun Valley Serenade (1941) • Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) • Iceland (1942) • To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) • Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) • Pin Up Girl (1944) • Wonder Man (1945) • Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) • The Homestretch (1947) • Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) • South Sea Sinner (1950) • Happy Go Lovely (1952) British • She's Working Her Way Through College (1953) • The Desert Song (1953) • Ten Wanted Men (1955) • The Purple Mask (1955) • Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) • Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) • Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) • Madison Avenue (1961)
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1901
H. Bruce Humberstone born at Buffalo.
1984
H. Bruce Humberstone died at Woodland Hills.
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One of 28 founders of the Directors Guild of America, Humberstone worked on several silent movie films for 20th Century Fox. Humberstone did not specialize; he worked on comedies, dramas, and melodramas. Humberstone is best known today for the seminal film noir I Wake Up Screaming (1941) and his work on some of the Charlie Chan films. In the 1950s, Humberstone worked mostly on TV. He retired in 1966.
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