About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1899-08-02
Place of birth:
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Website:
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Charles Bennett

Overview

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

Acting
1986 A State of Emergency Actor Charlie 58
Average
1935 The 39 Steps Actor Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited) 68
Fair
1917 The Rainbow Girl Actor Amos Divine N/A
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1917 Hobbled Hearts Actor N/A
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1915 John Halifax, Gentleman Actor John as a Child N/A
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Directing
1953 No Escape Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Madness of the Heart Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Painted Pictures Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1965 War-Gods of the Deep Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 The Lost World Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1959 The Big Circus Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1957 Night of the Demon Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1957 The Story of Mankind Writing Writer 58
Average
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much Writing Story 70
Good
1954 Casino Royale Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1954 Dangerous Mission Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 No Escape Writing Writer 58
Average
1952 The Green Glove Writing Story 58
Average
1952 The Green Glove Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1951 Kind Lady Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1950 Where Danger Lives Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 Madness of the Heart Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1949 Black Magic Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1948 The Sign of the Ram Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 Unconquered Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 Ivy Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1943 Forever and a Day Writing Writer 59
Average
1942 Reap the Wild Wind Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1942 Joan of Paris Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1941 They Dare Not Love Writing Writer 59
Average
1940 Foreign Correspondent Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1939 Balalaika Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1938 The Young in Heart Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1937 Young and Innocent Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1937 King Solomon's Mines Writing Writer 58
Average
1937 Sabotage Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1936 Secret Agent Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1936 All at Sea Writing Writer N/A
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1935 The Clairvoyant Writing Adaptation 59
Average
1935 The Clairvoyant Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1935 The 39 Steps Writing Adaptation 68
Fair
1935 Night Mail Writing Writer N/A
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1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much Writing Writer 61
Fair
1934 The Secret of the Loch Writing Writer 59
Average
1933 Mannequin Writing Screenplay N/A
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1933 The House of Trent Writing Writer N/A
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1933 Hawleys of High Street Writing Writer N/A
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1932 Partners Please Writing Writer N/A
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1931 Two Way Street Writing Story N/A
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1931 Deadlock Writing Story N/A
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1930 The Last Hour Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1930 Painted Pictures Writing Writer N/A
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1929 Blackmail Writing Theatre Play 61
Fair

Crew
1931 Two Way Street Crew Script N/A
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