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.
Wrote 51
1960s
- 1968
- 1965
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Screenplay
- 1960
The Lost World
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
The Big Circus
Screenplay
- 1958
- 1957
The Story of Mankind
Writer
- 1956
- 1954
Casino Royale
Teleplay
Dangerous Mission
Writer
- 1953
No Escape
Writer
- 1952
The Green Glove
Story, Screenplay
Un principe de la iglesia
Screenplay
- 1951
Kind Lady
Screenplay
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Madness of the Heart
Screenplay
- 1948
The Sign of the Ram
Screenplay
- 1947
Ivy
Screenplay
- 1944
- 1943
Forever and a Day
Writer
- 1942
Joan of Paris
Screenplay
- 1941
They Dare Not Love
Writer
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
Balalaika
Screenplay
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
All at Sea
Writer
- 1935
The Clairvoyant
Screenplay, Adaptation
- 1934
The Secret of the Loch
Writer
- 1933
Mannequin
Screenplay
The House of Trent
Writer
Matinee Idol
Writer
Hawleys of High Street
Writer
- 1931
Deadlock
Story
- 1930
The Last Hour
Theatre Play
1920s
- 1929
Acted in 4
1980s
- 1986
A State of Emergency
Charlie
1910s
- 1917
The Rainbow Girl
Amos Divine
Hobbled Hearts
Movie
Directed 4
1950s
- 1956
- 1953
No Escape
Director
- 1952
1940s
- 1949
Madness of the Heart
Director