Harold S. Bucquet

Harold S. Bucquet
Born(1891-04-10)10 April 1891
London, England
Died13 February 1946(1946-02-13) (aged 54)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationFilm director
Years active1922–1945

Harold S. Bucquet (10 April 1891 – 13 February 1946) 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 (Two-Reel).[1] His 1943 short The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.[2]

He was born in London, England and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.[3]

  1. ^ "New York Times: Torture Money". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
  3. ^ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries