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Charles Bennett
Writer 1899 - 1995

Charles Bennett

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

25 titles
War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep

Jacques Tourneur 1965 1h 24m 5.5

A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a lost city under the sea while searching for their kidnapped friend Jill. Held captive in the underwater city by the tyrannical Captain (Vincent Price), and his crew of former smugglers, the three plot to escape...

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Irwin Allen 1962 1h 41m 6.0

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Irwin Allen 1961 1h 45m 6.0

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

The Lost World

The Lost World

Irwin Allen 1960 1h 37m 5.7

Professor Challenger leads an expedition of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep in the Amazonian jungle to verify his claim that dinosaurs still live there.

The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

Irwin Allen 1957 1h 40m

The Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman) debates history with the devil (Vincent Price) before a court of fate, because of the hydrogen bomb.

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

Jacques Tourneur 1957 1h 36m 7.6

Night of the Demon is a 1957 British horror film. An adaptation of M. R. James' Casting the Runes (1911), the plot revolves around American Professor John Holden going to England and investigating a Satanic cult suspected of being responsible for more than one death in recent months.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alfred Hitchcock 1956 2h 1m 7.9

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a remake by director Hitchcock of his own mystery thriller from 1934 starring James Stewart and Doris Day.

No Escape

No Escape

Charles Bennett 1953 1h 16m

When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfriend, a police detective, arranges for a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar to be blamed for the crime.

The Green Glove

The Green Glove

Rudolph Maté 1952 1h 29m 6.0

In World War II France, American soldier Michael Blake captures, then loses Nazi-collaborator art thief Paul Rona, who leaves behind a gem studded gauntlet (a stolen religious relic). Years later, financial reverses lead Mike to return in search of the object.

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

John Sturges 1951 1h 18m

Mary Herries has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Elcott, who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in Mary is to covet everything she has.

Where Danger Lives

Where Danger Lives

John Farrow 1950 1h 22m 7.7

A young doctor (Mitchum)falls in love with a disturbed young woman (Domergue) and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband (Rains). They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.

Black Magic

Black Magic

Gregory Ratoff 1949 1h 45m

Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.

The Sign of the Ram

The Sign of the Ram

John Sturges 1948 1h 24m

A wheelchair-bound woman manipulates her family to a point where they suspect she may be unhinged.

Unconquered

Unconquered

Cecil B. DeMille 1947 2h 27m 5.0

Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.

Ivy

Ivy

Sam Wood 1947 1h 39m 6.0

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.

The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Cecil B. DeMille 1944 2h 20m 6.0

As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

Cecil B. DeMille 1942 1h 59m 7.3

Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Alfred Hitchcock 1940 2h 6.9

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

Alfred Hitchcock 1937 1h 23m 7.4

A film actress is murdered by her estranged husband who is jealous of all her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach.

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Robert Stevenson 1937 1h 20m 6.5

Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.

Secret Agent

Secret Agent

Alfred Hitchcock 1936 1h 26m 6.9

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

Sabotage

Sabotage

Alfred Hitchcock 1936 1h 17m 6.9

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

The Clairvoyant

The Clairvoyant

Maurice Elvey 1935 1h 21m 5.0

A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...

The Secret of the Loch

The Secret of the Loch

Milton Rosmer 1934 1h 18m 5.0

A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young reporter attempts to get a scoop on the story.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Alfred Hitchcock 1934 1h 16m 7.4

A man and his wife receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

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