Charles S. Belden
Biography
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 Mon…
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Filmography
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Movies (42)
House of Wax
2005Original Film Writer
April in Portugal
1956Writer
House of Wax
1953Story
Double Deal
1950Screenplay
Borrowed Trouble
1948Screenplay
Million Dollar Weekend
1948Writer
Silent Conflict
1948Screenplay
The Marauders
1947Screenplay
South of Monterey
1946Writer
The Gay Cavalier
1946Screenplay
The Gay Cavalier
1946Story
Beauty and the Bandit
1946Screenplay
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945Screenplay
Bullet Scars
1942Writer
Tear Gas Squad
1940Screenplay
Kid Nightingale
1939Screenplay
On Dress Parade
1939Writer
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939Screenplay
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938Screenplay
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938Writer
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937Screenplay
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937Writer
God's Country and the Woman
1937Story
We Have Our Moments
1937Story
Dracula's Daughter
1936Writers' Assistant
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936Writer
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936Dialogue
Symphony of Living
1935Story
Symphony of Living
1935Writer
A Shot in the Dark
1935Adaptation
A Shot in the Dark
1935Screenplay
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935Writer
Fifteen Wives
1934Screenplay
Fifteen Wives
1934Story
The World Accuses
1934Writer
Fugitive Road
1934Screenplay
The Ghost Walks
1934Screenplay
Sons of Steel
1934Story
Sons of Steel
1934Writer
Port of Lost Dreams
1934Writer
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933Story
A Fool's Advice
1932Screenplay
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