- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 2, 1899
- Place of Birth
- Shoreham-by-Sea, England
- Died
- June 15, 1995
Charles Bennett
Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.
Filmography
movieA State of Emergency
1986 · Charlie
tvLand of the Giants
1968 · Writer
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · Writer
movieWar-Gods of the Deep
1965 · Screenplay
tvVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964 · Writer
movieFive Weeks in a Balloon
1962 · Screenplay
movieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Screenplay
movieThe Lost World
1960 · Screenplay
movieThe Big Circus
1959 · Screenplay
tvBehind Closed Doors
1958 · Writer
movieNight of the Demon
1957 · Screenplay
movieThe Story of Mankind
1957 · Writer
movieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · Story
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956 · Director
movieCasino Royale
1954 · Teleplay
tvClimax!
1954 · Writer
movieDangerous Mission
1954 · Writer
movieNo Escape
1953 · Director, Writer
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Writer, Director
movieThe Green Glove
1952 · Story, Screenplay
movieKind Lady
1951 · Screenplay
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950 · Screenplay
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Writer
movieMadness of the Heart
1949 · Director, Screenplay
movieBlack Magic
1949 · Screenplay
movieThe Sign of the Ram
1948 · Screenplay
movieUnconquered
1947 · Screenplay
movieIvy
1947 · Screenplay
movieThe Story of Dr. Wassell
1944 · Screenplay
movieForever and a Day
1943 · Writer
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942 · Screenplay
movieJoan of Paris
1942 · Screenplay
movieThey Dare Not Love
1941 · Writer
movieForeign Correspondent
1940 · Screenplay
movieBalalaika
1939 · Screenplay
movieThe Young in Heart
1938 · Adaptation
movieKing Solomon's Mines
1937 · Writer
movieYoung and Innocent
1937 · Screenplay
movieSabotage
1937 · Screenplay
movieSecret Agent
1936 · Screenplay
movieAll at Sea
1936 · Writer
movieThe Clairvoyant
1935 · Screenplay, Adaptation
movieThe 39 Steps
1935 · Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited), Adaptation
Night Mail
movieNight Mail
1935 · Writer
movieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 · Writer
movieThe Secret of the Loch
1934 · Writer
movieMannequin
1933 · Screenplay
movieThe House of Trent
1933 · Writer
movieMatinee Idol
1933 · Writer
movieHawleys of High Street
1933 · Writer
Partners Please
moviePartners Please
1932 · Writer
Two Way Street
movieTwo Way Street
1931 · Script, Story
movieDeadlock
1931 · Story
movieThe Last Hour
1930 · Theatre Play
Painted Pictures
moviePainted Pictures
1930 · Director, Writer
movieBlackmail
1929 · Theatre Play
movieThe Rainbow Girl
1917 · Amos Divine
movieHobbled Hearts
1917
John Halifax, Gentleman
movieJohn Halifax, Gentleman
1915 · John as a Child