Charles S. Belden
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 21, 1904
- Died
- November 3, 1954 (aged 50)
- Birthplace
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Charles Spencer Belden (April 21, 1904 – November 3, 1954) was an American screenwriter and journalist, known for writing screenplays to several Charlie Chan films in the 1930s, notably Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936). His 1932 short story "The Wax Works" served as the basis for the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum. He was married to stage actress Beth Milton in the early 1930s and to actress Joan Marsh who had starred in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937), from 1938 to 1943. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and died in the Motion Picture Country Hospital, Los Angeles, at the age of 50. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles S. Belden licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
House of Wax
Movie · Original Film Writer
April in Portugal
Movie · Writer
House of Wax
Movie · Story
Double Deal
Movie · Screenplay
Million Dollar Weekend
Movie · Writer
Borrowed Trouble
Movie · Screenplay
Silent Conflict
Movie · Screenplay
The Marauders
Movie · Screenplay
South of Monterey
Movie · Writer
Beauty and the Bandit
Movie · Screenplay
The Gay Cavalier
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Movie · Screenplay
Bullet Scars
Movie · Writer
Tear Gas Squad
Movie · Screenplay
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie · Screenplay
Kid Nightingale
Movie · Screenplay
On Dress Parade
Movie · Writer
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Movie · Screenplay
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Movie · Writer
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Movie · Writer, Screenplay
We Have Our Moments
Movie · Story
God's Country and the Woman
Movie · Story
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Movie · Writer
Dracula's Daughter
Movie · Writers' Assistant
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Movie · Dialogue
Symphony of Living
Movie · Writer, Story
A Shot in the Dark
Movie · Screenplay, Adaptation
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Movie · Writer
The Ghost Walks
Movie · Screenplay
Fifteen Wives
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Fugitive Road
Movie · Screenplay
Port of Lost Dreams
Movie · Writer
Sons of Steel
Movie · Writer, Story
The World Accuses
Movie · Writer
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie · Story
A Fool's Advice
Movie · Screenplay