Charles Bennett
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.
The Secret of the Loch
(Writer)
Secret Agent
(Screenplay)
Young and Innocent
(Screenplay)
The Lost World
(Screenplay)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(Screenplay)
Where Danger Lives
(Screenplay)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(Writer)
Foreign Correspondent
(Screenplay)
Night of the Demon
(Screenplay)
Sabotage
(Screenplay)
Madness of the Heart
(Director)
Madness of the Heart
(Screenplay)
The Story of Mankind
(Writer)
The Young in Heart
(Adaptation)
The Green Glove
(Screenplay)
The Green Glove
(Story)
Forever and a Day
(Writer)
The Clairvoyant
(Adaptation)
The Clairvoyant
(Screenplay)
Reap the Wild Wind
(Screenplay)
Joan of Paris
(Screenplay)
No Escape
(Director)
No Escape
(Writer)
Unconquered
(Screenplay)
The Sign of the Ram
(Screenplay)
Black Magic
(Screenplay)
Dangerous Mission
(Writer)
The Big Circus
(Screenplay)
They Dare Not Love
(Writer)
Kind Lady
(Screenplay)
Casino Royale
(Teleplay)
Ivy
(Screenplay)
War-Gods of the Deep
(Screenplay)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(Story)
The 39 Steps
(Adaptation)
Hawleys of High Street
(Writer)
The House of Trent
(Writer)
Two Way Street
(Script)
Mannequin
(Screenplay)
Painted Pictures
(Director)
Painted Pictures
(Writer)
Deadlock
(Story)
The Last Hour
(Theatre Play)
Partners Please
(Writer)
All at Sea
(Writer)
Two Way Street
(Story)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
(Screenplay)
King Solomon's Mines
(Writer)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(Screenplay)
Blackmail
(Theatre Play)
Balalaika
(Screenplay)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(Writer)
Land of the Giants
(Writer)
The Wild Wild West
(Writer)
The Count of Monte Cristo
(Director)
Lux Video Theatre
(Writer)
Climax!
(Writer)
Cavalcade of America
(Writer)
Cavalcade of America
(Director)
Behind Closed Doors
(Writer)