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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Story
1956
Movie
The 39 Steps
Adaptation
1935
Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Writer
1934
Movie
Foreign Correspondent
Screenplay
1940
Movie
Sabotage
Screenplay
1937
Movie
Night of the Demon
Screenplay
1957
Movie
Blackmail
Theatre Play
1929
Movie
Young and Innocent
Screenplay
1937
Movie
Secret Agent
Screenplay
1936
Movie
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Screenplay
1961
TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer
1964
Movie
The Lost World
Screenplay
1960