Charles S. Belden

Charles S. Belden

Writer Apr 21 (died age 50) Montclair, New Jersey, USA 1932–2005 (73 year career)
5.4 avg rating

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…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (42)

Movies (42)

House of Wax

House of Wax

2005

Original Film Writer

6.0
April in Portugal

April in Portugal

1956

Writer

House of Wax

House of Wax

1953

Story

6.9
Double Deal

Double Deal

1950

Screenplay

6.2
Borrowed Trouble

Borrowed Trouble

1948

Screenplay

5.9
Million Dollar Weekend

Million Dollar Weekend

1948

Writer

4.6
Silent Conflict

Silent Conflict

1948

Screenplay

4.0
The Marauders

The Marauders

1947

Screenplay

4.0
South of Monterey

South of Monterey

1946

Writer

The Gay Cavalier

The Gay Cavalier

1946

Screenplay

The Gay Cavalier

The Gay Cavalier

1946

Story

Beauty and the Bandit

Beauty and the Bandit

1946

Screenplay

6.2
The Strange Mr. Gregory

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Screenplay

5.1
Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

1942

Writer

6.2
Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Screenplay

4.8
Kid Nightingale

Kid Nightingale

1939

Screenplay

5.5
On Dress Parade

On Dress Parade

1939

Writer

6.5
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

Screenplay

6.0
Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Screenplay

6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Writer

6.3
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Screenplay

6.2
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Writer

6.2
God's Country and the Woman

God's Country and the Woman

1937

Story

4.2
We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

1937

Story

5.8
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Writers' Assistant

5.9
Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936

Writer

6.8
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

Dialogue

5.6
Symphony of Living

Symphony of Living

1935

Story

5.7
Symphony of Living

Symphony of Living

1935

Writer

5.7
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

Adaptation

5.3
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

Screenplay

5.3
The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

Writer

5.0
Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

Screenplay

1.0
Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

Story

1.0
The World Accuses

The World Accuses

1934

Writer

6.0
Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934

Screenplay

4.0
The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks

1934

Screenplay

5.3
Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

Story

5.0
Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

Writer

5.0
Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Writer

6.5
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Story

6.4
A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice

1932

Screenplay

5.5