Charles Bennett
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.
Acted Movies
Written Movies
Director: Irwin Allen
Writers: Charles Bennett,
Cast: Barbara Eden, Frankie Avalon, Howard McNear, Joan Fontaine, John Litel, Michael Ansara, Peter Lorre, Regis Toomey, Robert Sterling, Walter Pidgeon,
Director: Irwin Allen
Writers: Charles Bennett,
Cast: Claude Rains, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Ian Wolfe, Jay Novello, Jill St. John, Michael Rennie, Ray Stricklyn, Richard Haydn, Vitina Marcus,
Director: John Farrow
Writers: Charles Bennett,
Cast: Billy House, Charles Kemper, Claude Rains, Faith Domergue, Harry Shannon, Jack Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Philip Van Zandt, Ralph Dumke, Robert Mitchum,
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Charles Bennett,
Cast: Basil Radford, Derrick De Marney, Edward Rigby, George Curzon, George Merritt, John Longden, Mary Clare, Nova Pilbeam, Pamela Carme, Percy Marmont,