Career
Hume arrived at Denham Film Studios in 1942, and worked for Cineguild Productions during the late 1940s. His early credits, prior to being called up to the Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War, included Oliver and the The First of the Few (1942). Post-war, he served as a camera operator for Great Expectations (1946), Madeleine (1950) and The End of the Affair (1955).
During the 1960s, he was a camera operator for the successful Carry On comedy films, beginning with 1961"s Carry On Regardless.
Eventually, Hume alternated with Ernest Steward in the position of the series" regular director of photography. Hume"s other cinematographic work during the 1960s included the horror films The Kiss of the Vampire (1962, for Hammer Films) and Doctor Terror"s House of Horrors (1965, for Amicus Productions).
Personal life
Hume had four children, all of whom have followed him into the film industry.