Charles Bennett
Writer, Actor, Director
August 2, 1899 — June 15, 1995 (95 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 1968 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | City in the Sea · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | The Lost World · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Big Circus · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Curse of the Demon · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | |
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| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Kind Lady · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | |
| 1949 | Madness of the Heart · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Black Magic · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1948 | The Sign of the Ram · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Ivy · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell · as Screenplay |
| 1943 | |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris · as Screenplay |
| 1941 | |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Balalaika · as Screenplay |
| 1937 | King Solomon's MinesOn Plex |
| 1937 | Young and Innocent · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1936 | Sabotage · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1936 | Secret Agent · as Screenplay |
| 1936 | |
| 1935 | King of the Damned · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | The Clairvoyant · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1935 | |
| 1934 | The Man Who Knew Too MuchOn Plex |
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| 1933 | |
| 1933 | |
| 1930 |
| 1986 | A State of Emergency · as Charlie |
| 1935 | The 39 Steps · as Second Passerby Near The Bus (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1915 | John Halifax, Gentleman · as John As A Child |
| 1995 | Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood · as Self |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Written By |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much · as Story |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Teleplay |
| 1954 | Casino Royale · as Teleplay |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Screen Play |
| 1952 | The Green Glove · as StoryOn Plex |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Teleplay |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre · as Teleplay |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart · as Adaptation |
| 1935 | The 39 Steps · as AdaptationOn Plex |
| 1930 | The Last Hour · as Theatre Play |
| 1929 | Blackmail · as Theatre PlayOn Plex |