Charles Bennett
Writing
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
Writing54
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Writer
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
Writer
movieWar-Gods of the Deep
1965
Screenplay
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
movieNight of the Demon
1957
Screenplay
movieCasino Royale
1954
Teleplay
tvClimax!
1954
Writer
movieNo Escape
1953
Writer
movieThe Green Glove
1952
Screenplay, Story
movieKind Lady
1951
Screenplay
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950
Screenplay
movieMadness of the Heart
1949
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
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942
Screenplay
movieJoan of Paris
1942
Screenplay
movieForeign Correspondent
1940
Screenplay
movieBalalaika
1939
Screenplay
movieThe Young in Heart
1938
Adaptation
movieYoung and Innocent
1937
Screenplay
movieSabotage
1937
Screenplay
movieSecret Agent
1936
Screenplay
movieAll at Sea
1936
Writer
movieThe Clairvoyant
1935
Adaptation, Screenplay
movieThe 39 Steps
1935
Adaptation
movieMannequin
1933
Screenplay
movieMatinee Idol
1933
Writer
movieDeadlock
1931
Story
movieThe Last Hour
1930
Theatre Play
movieBlackmail
1929
Theatre Play
Acting5
movieThe 39 Steps
1935
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
movieThe Rainbow Girl
1917
Amos Divine
John Halifax, Gentleman
1915
John as a Child
Directing5
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Director
movieNo Escape
1953
Director
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Director
movieMadness of the Heart
1949
Director