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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 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.

Actor

A State of Emergency

1986

as Charlie

The 39 Steps

1935

as Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)

The Rainbow Girl

1917

as Amos Divine

Hobbled Hearts

1917

John Halifax, Gentleman

1915

as John as a Child

Writing

War-Gods of the Deep

1965

Screenplay

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

Screenplay

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Screenplay

The Lost World

1960

Screenplay

The Big Circus

1959

Screenplay

Night of the Demon

1957

Screenplay

The Story of Mankind

1957

Writer

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

Story

Casino Royale

1954

Teleplay

Dangerous Mission

1954

Writer

No Escape

1953

Writer

The Green Glove

1952

Story

The Green Glove

1952

Screenplay

Kind Lady

1951

Screenplay

Where Danger Lives

1950

Screenplay

Madness of the Heart

1949

Screenplay

Black Magic

1949

Screenplay

The Sign of the Ram

1948

Screenplay

Unconquered

1947

Screenplay

Ivy

1947

Screenplay

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Screenplay

Forever and a Day

1943

Writer

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Screenplay

Joan of Paris

1942

Screenplay

They Dare Not Love

1941

Writer

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Screenplay

Balalaika

1939

Screenplay

The Young in Heart

1938

Adaptation

Young and Innocent

1937

Screenplay

King Solomon's Mines

1937

Writer

Sabotage

1937

Screenplay

Secret Agent

1936

Screenplay

All at Sea

1936

Writer

The Clairvoyant

1935

Screenplay

The Clairvoyant

1935

Adaptation

The 39 Steps

1935

Adaptation

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

Writer

The Secret of the Loch

1934

Writer

Mannequin

1933

Screenplay

The House of Trent

1933

Writer

Hawleys of High Street

1933

Writer

Partners Please

1932

Writer

Two Way Street

1931

Story

Deadlock

1931

Story

The Last Hour

1930

Theatre Play

Painted Pictures

1930

Writer

Blackmail

1929

Theatre Play