Charles S. Belden
Writing
Charles Spencer Belden (April 21, 1904 – November 3, 1954) was an American screenwriter and journalist, known for writing screenplays to several Charlie Chan films in the 1930s, notably Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936). His 1932 short story "The Wax Works" served as the basis for the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum. He was married to stage actress Beth Milton in the early 1930s and to actress Joan Marsh who had starred in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937), from 1938 to 1943. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and died in the Motion Picture Country Hospital, Los Angeles, at the age of 50. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles S. Belden licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieHouse of Wax
2005
Original Film Writer
movieDouble Deal
1950
Screenplay
movieBorrowed Trouble
1948
Screenplay
movieSilent Conflict
1948
Screenplay
movieThe Marauders
1947
Screenplay
movieBeauty and the Bandit
1946
Screenplay
movieThe Gay Cavalier
1946
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
Screenplay
movieBullet Scars
1942
Writer
movieTear Gas Squad
1940
Screenplay
movieOn Dress Parade
1939
Writer
movieKid Nightingale
1939
Screenplay
movieCharlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
Screenplay
movieCharlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
Writer, Screenplay
movieDracula's Daughter
1936
Writers' Assistant
movieA Shot in the Dark
1935
Adaptation, Screenplay
movieSymphony of Living
1935
Writer, Story
movieSons of Steel
1934
Writer, Story
movieThe Ghost Walks
1934
Screenplay
movieFugitive Road
1934
Screenplay
movieFifteen Wives
1934
Story, Screenplay
movieA Fool's Advice
1932
Screenplay