Charles Bennett

English screenwriter (1899-1995)

Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. He was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Foreign Correspondent.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1912–1962) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 22 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1912 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Art Evans Productions. 16 16mm B&W sound
1914 Mabel's Blunder Mabel Normand; Charley Chase; Harry McCoy; Charles Bennett
1921 ALL WRONG. Fox Film Corp 2 reels B&W
1936 BORN TO DANCE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1940 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Alfred Hitchcock 115 min B&W
1940 Foreign correspondent Walter Wanger ; director, Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay, Charles Bennett and Joan Harrison. 120 16mm B&W sound
1947 Unconquered Florida Dept Of Commerce Film Library 147 min 16mm Color sound
1950 Madness Of The Heart. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 91 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 The Green Glove. Benagoss Productions Inc. 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1960 THE LOST WORLD. Saratoga Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
1962 Five Weeks In A Balloon. Cambridge Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 101 min 35mm Color sound