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 Montclair, New Jersey, and died in the Motion Picture Country Hospital, Los Angeles, at the age of 50. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles S. Belden licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wrote 36
2000s
- 2005
1950s
- 1956
April in Portugal
Writer
- 1953
- 1950
Double Deal
Screenplay
1940s
- 1948
Million Dollar Weekend
Writer
Borrowed Trouble
Screenplay
Silent Conflict
Screenplay
- 1947
- 1946
South of Monterey
Writer
- 1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Screenplay
- 1942
Bullet Scars
Writer
- 1940
Tear Gas Squad
Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
On Dress Parade
Writer
Kid Nightingale
Screenplay
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Screenplay
- 1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Screenplay
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Writer
- 1937
We Have Our Moments
Story
God's Country and the Woman
Story
- 1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Writer
Dracula's Daughter
Writers' Assistant
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Dialogue
- 1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Writer
A Shot in the Dark
Screenplay, Adaptation
Symphony of Living
Story, Writer
- 1934
Sons of Steel
Story, Writer
The Ghost Walks
Screenplay
The World Accuses
Writer
Port of Lost Dreams
Writer
Fugitive Road
Screenplay
Fifteen Wives
Screenplay, Story
- 1933
- 1932
A Fool's Advice
Screenplay
