
H. Bruce Humberstone
- Born
- November 18, 1901
- Died
- October 11, 1984 (82 years old)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
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. He died in 1984, aged 82.
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Known for
Filmography
- 1964Daniel BooneSeries · Director★ 7.0

- 1964Valentine's DaySeries · Director

- 1961Madison AvenueFilm · Director, Producer

- 1960Tarzan and the TrappersFilm · Director★ 4.2

- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries · Director

- 1958Tarzan's Fight for LifeFilm · Director

- 1957SugarfootSeries · Director

- 1957Tarzan and the Lost SafariFilm · Director★ 5.4

- 1955The Purple MaskFilm · Director

- 1955Ten Wanted MenFilm · Director★ 5.9

- 1953The Desert SongFilm · Director

- 1952She's Working Her Way Through CollegeFilm · Director

- 1951Happy Go LovelyFilm · Director

- 1950South Sea SinnerFilm · Director

- 1948Fury at Furnace CreekFilm · Director

- 1947The HomestretchFilm · Director

- 1946Three Little Girls in BlueFilm · Director

- 1945Within These WallsFilm · Director

- 1945Wonder ManFilm · Director★ 6.6

- 1944Pin Up GirlFilm · Director

- 1943Hello, Frisco, HelloFilm · Director★ 6.4

- 1942IcelandFilm · Director

- 1942To the Shores of TripoliFilm · Director

- 1941I Wake Up ScreamingFilm · Director★ 6.9

- 1941Sun Valley SerenadeFilm · Director★ 7.1

- 1941Tall, Dark and HandsomeFilm · Director

- 1940The QuarterbackFilm · Director

- 1940Lucky Cisco KidFilm · Director

- 1939Pack Up Your TroublesFilm · Director

- 1939Pardon Our NerveFilm · Director

- 1938Charlie Chan in HonoluluFilm · Director★ 6.5

- 1938While New York SleepsFilm · Director

- 1938Time Out for MurderFilm · Director

- 1938RascalsFilm · Director

- 1937CheckersFilm · Director

- 1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsFilm · Director★ 6.8

- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaFilm · Director★ 6.8

- 1936Charlie Chan at the Race TrackFilm · Director★ 7.1

- 1936Three Live GhostsFilm · Director

- 1935Silk Hat KidFilm · Director

- 1935Ladies Love DangerFilm · Director

- 1934The Dragon Murder CaseFilm · Director

- 1934Merry Wives of RenoFilm · Director

- 1933Good-bye LoveFilm · Director

- 1933King of the JungleFilm · Director

- 1932If I Had a MillionFilm · Director★ 6.5

- 1932The Crooked CircleFilm · Director

- 1932Hot SpotHot SpotFilm · Director
- 1932Bird of ParadiseFilm · Assistant Director★ 5.1

- 1932Strangers of the EveningFilm · Director

- 1930RafflesFilm · Assistant Director★ 6.1

- 1928Two LoversFilm · Assistant Director

- 1927The Devil DancerFilm · Assistant Director

- 1927My Best GirlFilm · Assistant Director★ 7.1

- 1927CamilleFilm · Assistant Director

- 1926The TemptressFilm · Assistant Director★ 6.7

- 1924The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal StudiosThe City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal StudiosFilm · Director, Writer