H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce Humberstone (born November 18, 1901 in Buffalo , New York , † October 11, 1984 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American film director .
Life
Humberstone directed his first short film in 1924 and then worked mainly as an assistant director from 1926 to the early 1930s. Here he worked with directors such as Fred Niblo and Sam Taylor . From 1932 he concentrated on his own career as a director. In the same year he was involved in the episode film If I had a million , in which directors like Ernst Lubitsch and Norman Z. McLeod also staged their own episodes.
Until the late 1950s he was a busy director who also tried out different genres. In the 1930s he made four films around the character of Charlie Chan , in the 1950s several films with Tarzan as the main character. With I Wake Up Screaming (1941) Humberstone also made a contribution to film noir . In total, more than 50 productions were created under his direction.
In 1962 he directed his last feature film, Madison Avenue , after which he worked as a director for various television series until the middle of the decade.
In 1960, Humberstone was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: If I Had a Million (If I Had a Million)
- 1933: Kaspa, the Lion Man (King of the Jungle)
- 1936: Charlie Chan at the Opera
- 1936: Charlie Chan at the Race Track
- 1937: Charlie Chan at the Olympics (Charlie Chan at the Olympics)
- 1938: Charlie Chan in Honolulu
- 1941: Tall, Dark and Handsome
- 1941: I Wake Up Screaming
- 1941: Adopted Happiness (Sun Valley Serenade)
- 1942: To the Shores of Tripoli
- 1943: Hello, Frisco, Hello
- 1945: The Wonder Man
- 1948: Vengeance Without Mercy (Fury at Furnace Creek)
- 1950: South Sea Sinner (South Sea Vagabonds)
- 1951: Happy and in love (Happy Go Lovely)
- 1953: El Khobar - The Desert Song
- 1955: Avengers in Black (Ten Wanted Men)
- 1955: The Purple Mask
- 1957: Tarzan and the Lost Safari
- 1958: Tarzan's Fight for Life (Tarzan's Fight for Life)
- 1958: Tarzan and the Trappers
Web links
- H. Bruce Humberstone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Humberstone, H. Bruce |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Humberstone, Bruce |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television director |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1984 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States |