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 staged in 1924 a first short film and was then from 1926 to the early 1930s, working primarily as an assistant director. Here he worked with directors such as Fred Niblo and Sam Taylor. From 1932 he focused on his own career as a director. He was involved If I had a million in the same year at the episodic film, which was also directors such as Ernst Lubitsch and Norman Z. McLeod translated episodes in their own scene.

By the end of the 1950s he was a busy director who tried also to different genres. In the 1930s he made four films about the character of Charlie Chan, in the 1950s some movies with Tarzan as the main character. With I Wake Up Screaming (1941 ) Humberstone also provided a contribution to the film noir. Overall, under his direction created more than 50 productions.

In 1962, he staged with Madison Avenue his last feature film, after he was middle of the decade working as a director for various television series.

In 1960, Humberstone was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame.

Filmography (selection)

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