Charles Bennett
- Writing
- August 2, 1899 · Shoreham-by-Sea, England
- June 15, 1995
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- A State of Emergency · Charlie
- Land of the Giants · Writer
- The Wild Wild West · Writer
- War-Gods of the Deep · Screenplay
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Writer
- Five Weeks in a Balloon · Screenplay
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Screenplay
- The Lost World · Screenplay
- The Big Circus · Screenplay
- Behind Closed Doors · Writer
- Night of the Demon · Screenplay
- The Story of Mankind · Writer
- The Man Who Knew Too Much · Story
- The Count of Monte Cristo · Director
- Casino Royale · Teleplay
- Climax! · Writer
- Dangerous Mission · Writer
- No Escape · Director, Writer
- Cavalcade of America · Director, Writer
- The Green Glove · Screenplay, Story
- Kind Lady · Screenplay
- Where Danger Lives · Screenplay
- Lux Video Theatre · Writer
- Madness of the Heart · Director, Screenplay
- Black Magic · Screenplay
- The Sign of the Ram · Screenplay
- Unconquered · Screenplay
- Ivy · Screenplay
- The Story of Dr. Wassell · Screenplay
- Forever and a Day · Writer
- Reap the Wild Wind · Screenplay
- Joan of Paris · Screenplay
- They Dare Not Love · Writer
- Foreign Correspondent · Screenplay
- Balalaika · Screenplay
- The Young in Heart · Adaptation
- King Solomon's Mines · Writer
- Young and Innocent · Screenplay
- Sabotage · Screenplay
- Secret Agent · Screenplay
- All at Sea · Writer
- The Clairvoyant · Adaptation, Screenplay
- The 39 Steps · Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited), Adaptation
- Night Mail · Writer
- The Man Who Knew Too Much · Writer
- The Secret of the Loch · Writer
- Mannequin · Screenplay
- The House of Trent · Writer
- Matinee Idol · Writer
- Hawleys of High Street · Writer
- Partners Please · Writer
- Two Way Street · Script, Story
- Deadlock · Story
- The Last Hour · Theatre Play
- Painted Pictures · Director, Writer
- Blackmail · Theatre Play
- The Rainbow Girl · Amos Divine
- Hobbled Hearts
- John Halifax, Gentleman · John as a Child