Charles Bennett
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 directo…
Known For
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Story
The 39 Steps
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Screenplay
Night of the Demon
Screenplay
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Writer
Sabotage
Screenplay
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer
Blackmail
Theatre Play
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Filmography
Acting (5)
Crew (62)
Movies (53)
War-Gods of the Deep
1965Screenplay
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962Screenplay
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Screenplay
The Lost World
1960Screenplay
The Big Circus
1959Screenplay
Night of the Demon
1957Screenplay
The Story of Mankind
1957Writer
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956Story
Casino Royale
1954Teleplay
Dangerous Mission
1954Writer
No Escape
1953Director
No Escape
1953Writer
The Green Glove
1952Screenplay
The Green Glove
1952Story
Kind Lady
1951Screenplay
Where Danger Lives
1950Screenplay
Madness of the Heart
1949Director
Madness of the Heart
1949Screenplay
Black Magic
1949Screenplay
The Sign of the Ram
1948Screenplay
Ivy
1947Screenplay
Unconquered
1947Screenplay
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944Screenplay
Forever and a Day
1943Writer
Joan of Paris
1942Screenplay
Reap the Wild Wind
1942Screenplay
They Dare Not Love
1941Writer
Foreign Correspondent
1940Screenplay
Balalaika
1939Screenplay
The Young in Heart
1938Adaptation
Young and Innocent
1938Screenplay
Sabotage
1937Screenplay
King Solomon's Mines
1937Writer
Secret Agent
1936Screenplay
All at Sea
1936Writer
The 39 Steps
1935Adaptation
The Clairvoyant
1935Adaptation
The Clairvoyant
1935Screenplay
Night Mail
1935Writer
The Secret of the Loch
1934Writer
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934Writer
Hawleys of High Street
1933Writer
Mannequin
1933Screenplay
Matinee Idol
1933Writer
The House of Trent
1933Writer
Partners Please
1932Writer
Two Way Street
1931Script
Two Way Street
1931Story
Deadlock
1931Story
Painted Pictures
1930Director
Painted Pictures
1930Writer
The Last Hour
1930Theatre Play
Blackmail
1929Theatre Play
Television (9)
Land of the Giants
1968Writer
The Wild Wild West
1965Writer
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964Writer
Behind Closed Doors
1958Writer
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956Director
Climax!
1954Writer
Cavalcade of America
1952Director
Cavalcade of America
1952Writer
Lux Video Theatre
1950Writer
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