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H. Bruce Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 18, 1901
Died Oct 11, 1984 (82)
Birthplace Buffalo, New York, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 06, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article H. Bruce Humberstone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932

Assistant Director

Raffles

Raffles

1930

Assistant Director

Two Lovers

Two Lovers

1928

Assistant Director

Camille

Camille

1927

Assistant Director

My Best Girl

My Best Girl

1927

Assistant Director

The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer

1927

Assistant Director

The Temptress

The Temptress

1926

Assistant Director

Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue

1961

Director

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Tarzan's Fight for Life

1958

Director

Tarzan and the Trappers

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958

Director

Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Director

The Purple Mask

The Purple Mask

1955

Director

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

Director

Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely

1951

Director

South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950

Director

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948

Director

The Homestretch

The Homestretch

1947

Director

Wonder Man

Wonder Man

1945

Director

Within These Walls

Within These Walls

1945

Director

Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944

Director

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Director

To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

Director

Iceland

Iceland

1942

Director

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Director

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941

Director

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

Director

The Quarterback

The Quarterback

1940

Director

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Director

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

Director

Pardon Our Nerve

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

Director

Rascals

Rascals

1938

Director

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Director

While New York Sleeps

While New York Sleeps

1938

Director

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

Director

Checkers

Checkers

1937

Director

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts

1936

Director

Silk Hat Kid

Silk Hat Kid

1935

Director

Ladies Love Danger

Ladies Love Danger

1935

Director

The Dragon Murder Case

The Dragon Murder Case

1934

Director

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Director

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

Director

Good-bye Love

Good-bye Love

1933

Director

Hot Spot

Hot Spot

1932

Director

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

Director

Strangers of the Evening

Strangers of the Evening

1932

Director

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Director

Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue

1961

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