H. Bruce Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone

Known for

Directing

Born

November 18, 1901

Birthplace

Buffalo, New York, USA

Died

October 11, 1984 (aged 82)

Biography

H. Bruce 'Lucky' Humberstone (b. November 18, 1901, Buffalo, New York - d. October 11, 1984, Los Angeles, California) was a movie actor (as a child), a script clerk, an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding and Allan Dwan and, ultimately, a director.

One of twenty-eight 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 his work on some of the Charlie Chan films. In the 1950s, Humberstone worked mostly on TV.

He retired in 1962, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....

Best known work

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932
Wonder Man
Wonder Man
1945
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
Hello, Frisco, Hello
Hello, Frisco, Hello
1943
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
1964
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
1932
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937

Filmography

  1. 1964

    Daniel BooneTV

    Director

  2. 1964

    Valentine's DayTV

    Director

  3. 1961

    Madison Avenue

    Director, Producer

  4. 1960

  5. 1959

  6. 1958

  7. 1957

    SugarfootTV

    Director

  8. 1957

  9. 1955

  10. 1955

  11. 1953

  12. 1952

  13. 1951

  14. 1950

  15. 1948

  16. 1947

  17. 1946

  18. 1945

  19. 1945

    Wonder Man

    Director

  20. 1944

    Pin Up Girl

    Director

  21. 1943

  22. 1942

    Iceland

    Director

  23. 1942

  24. 1941

  25. 1941

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