Harold S. Bucquet
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Harold S. Bucquet was an English film director
. He directed 26 films between 1936
and 1945
. His 1937 film Torture Money
won an Academy Award for the Best Short Subject (Color)
.
He was born in London
, England
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He directed 26 films between 1936
1936 in film
The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
and 1945
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
. His 1937 film Torture Money
Torture Money
Torture Money is a 1937 short crime film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. It won an Academy Award in 1938 for Best Short Subject ....
won an Academy Award for the Best Short Subject (Color)
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
.
He was born in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Selected filmography
- Torture MoneyTorture MoneyTorture Money is a 1937 short crime film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. It won an Academy Award in 1938 for Best Short Subject ....
(1937) - Young Dr. KildareYoung Dr. KildareYoung Dr. Kildare is a 1938 film starring Lew Ayres as an idealistic but somewhat immature young medical doctor, who benefits greatly from the wise counsel of his mentor, Dr. Gillespie, a seasoned older physician. This was the second of a total of ten Dr...
(1938) - They're Always CaughtThey're Always CaughtThey're Always Caught is a 1938 short crime film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1939 for Best Live Action Short Film, Two-Reel.-Cast:* Stanley Ridges as Doctor John Pritchard* John Eldredge as Jimmy Stark...
(1938) - On Borrowed TimeOn Borrowed TimeOn Borrowed Time is a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how humanity cannot live without it. It is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway hit play. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twice on Broadway since its original run.Set in small-town...
(1939) - Dragon Seed (1944)
- Without LoveWithout LoveWithout Love is a 1942 play by Philip Barry, later made into a 1945 romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The film was directed by Harold S...
(1945)