Writing • AGE 95
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...


A State of Emergency
Charlie
1986

Land of the Giants
Writer
1968

The Wild Wild West
Writer
1965

War-Gods of the Deep
Screenplay
1965

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer
1964

Five Weeks in a Balloon
Screenplay
1962

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Screenplay
1961

The Lost World
Screenplay
1960

The Big Circus
Screenplay
1959

Behind Closed Doors
Writer
1958

Night of the Demon
Screenplay
1957

The Story of Mankind
Writer
1957

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Story
1956

The Count of Monte Cristo
Director
1956

Casino Royale
Teleplay
1954

Climax!
Writer
1954

Dangerous Mission
Writer
1954

No Escape
Director
1953

Cavalcade of America
Writer
1952

The Green Glove
Story
1952

Kind Lady
Screenplay
1951

Where Danger Lives
Screenplay
1950

Madness of the Heart
Director
1949

Black Magic
Screenplay
1949

The Sign of the Ram
Screenplay
1948

Unconquered
Screenplay
1947

Ivy
Screenplay
1947

The Story of Dr. Wassell
Screenplay
1944

Forever and a Day
Writer
1943

Reap the Wild Wind
Screenplay
1942

Joan of Paris
Screenplay
1942

They Dare Not Love
Writer
1941

Foreign Correspondent
Screenplay
1940

Balalaika
Screenplay
1939

The Young in Heart
Adaptation
1938

King Solomon's Mines
Writer
1937

Young and Innocent
Screenplay
1937

Sabotage
Screenplay
1937

Secret Agent
Screenplay
1936

All at Sea
Writer
1936

The Clairvoyant
Screenplay
1935

The 39 Steps
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
1935

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Writer
1934

The Secret of the Loch
Writer
1934

Mannequin
Screenplay
1933

The House of Trent
Writer
1933

Matinee Idol
Writer
1933

Hawleys of High Street
Writer
1933

Deadlock
Story
1931

The Last Hour
Theatre Play
1930

Blackmail
Theatre Play
1929

The Rainbow Girl
Amos Divine
1917

Hobbled Hearts
1917