Charles Bennett
Born: 1899-08-02 in Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Died: 1995-06-15
Known For: Writing
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.
Filmography
1986
- A State of Emergency as Charlie
1968
- Land of the Giants ... (Writer)
1965
- The Wild Wild West ... (Writer)
- War-Gods of the Deep ... (Screenplay)
1964
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... (Writer)
1962
- Five Weeks in a Balloon ... (Screenplay)
1961
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... (Screenplay)
1960
- The Lost World ... (Screenplay)
1959
- The Big Circus ... (Screenplay)
1958
- Behind Closed Doors ... (Writer)
1957
- Night of the Demon ... (Screenplay)
- The Story of Mankind ... (Writer)
1956
- The Man Who Knew Too Much ... (Story)
- The Count of Monte Cristo ... (Director)
1954
- Climax! ... (Writer)
- Dangerous Mission ... (Writer)
- Casino Royale ... (Teleplay)
1953
- No Escape ... (Director)
1952
- Cavalcade of America ... (Director)
- The Green Glove ... (Screenplay)
1951
- Kind Lady ... (Screenplay)
1950
- Lux Video Theatre ... (Writer)
- Where Danger Lives ... (Screenplay)
1949
- Black Magic ... (Screenplay)
- Madness of the Heart ... (Director)
1948
- The Sign of the Ram ... (Screenplay)
1947
- Unconquered ... (Screenplay)
- Ivy ... (Screenplay)
1944
- The Story of Dr. Wassell ... (Screenplay)
1943
- Forever and a Day ... (Writer)
1942
- Joan of Paris ... (Screenplay)
- Reap the Wild Wind ... (Screenplay)
1941
- They Dare Not Love ... (Writer)
1940
- Foreign Correspondent ... (Screenplay)
1939
- Balalaika ... (Screenplay)
1938
- The Young in Heart ... (Adaptation)
1937
- Young and Innocent ... (Screenplay)
- Sabotage ... (Screenplay)
- King Solomon's Mines ... (Writer)
1936
- All at Sea ... (Writer)
- Secret Agent ... (Screenplay)
1935
- The 39 Steps as Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
- The Clairvoyant ... (Adaptation)
- Night Mail ... (Writer)
1934
- The Man Who Knew Too Much ... (Writer)
- The Secret of the Loch ... (Writer)
1933
- Hawleys of High Street ... (Writer)
- Mannequin ... (Screenplay)
- Matinee Idol ... (Writer)
- The House of Trent ... (Writer)
1932
- Partners Please ... (Writer)
1931
- Two Way Street ... (Script)
- Deadlock ... (Story)
1930
- The Last Hour ... (Theatre Play)
- Painted Pictures ... (Director)
1929
- Blackmail ... (Theatre Play)
1917
- The Rainbow Girl as Amos Divine
- Hobbled Hearts
1915
- John Halifax, Gentleman as John as a Child