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Auction History Result 5m0002 LOT OF 1 H. BRUCE HUMBERSTONE PHONE/ADDRESS BOOK 1927 contains many top stars' numbers! Date Sold 8/23/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. a lot of 1 H. Bruce Humberstone phone/address book from 1927. This little leather booklet was what Mr. Humberstone carried around so that he could contact his famous friends, and of course, he had the personal phone numbers of most of the biggest stars of the time, including Lon Chaney Sr., Tod Browning, Irving Berlin, Louis B. Mayer, Mary Pickford, Hal Roach, Gloria Swanson, Joan Crawford, King Vidor, Marion Davies, Ronald Colman, and many, many more. One can only imagine what a fan (or a fan magazine) might have paid for this back in 1927! There is a page at the start of the book that says "IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO: Lucky Humberstone, Assistant Director, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios" Measurements: 3" x 4 3/4"Note that this lot and 21 others we are currently auctioning, were owned by director H. Bruce Humberstone (nicknamed "Lucky"). He was born in 1901 and he started as a juvenile actor, and in his teens, he became a script clerk, and then worked his way up to being an assistant director to many top directors, including King Vidor. In 1932, he directed his first movie, and he worked steadily through the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, directing one last movie in 1961. He directed both "A" and "B" movies, including some Tarzan, Charlie Chan, Cisco Kid, and more, and some of his movies have cult status, including "I Wake Up Screaming"! The 22 lots we are currently auctioning include a large number of stills (many of them key books and some include lots of incredible candids showing Humberstone) from movies that he either directed or was the assistant director on, and there are also some non-still items as well, including his personal phone/address book, which had the phone numbers of all the top stars of that time! This is a rare opportunity to obtain large numbers of guaranteed original stills and other items from Humberstone movies that were the property of the man himself! Condition: very good. The book has some pretty minor wear, but has generally survived in surprisingly nice condition (see our many images to get a good sense of the condition of the book). Learn More about condition grades Titles included:
        
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