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Charles S. Belden

Charles S. Belden

Known For Writing
Birthday Apr 21, 1904
Died Nov 03, 1954 (50)
Birthplace Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 07, 2025
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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 Myste ... ry 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.

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House of Wax

House of Wax

2005

Original Film Writer

April in Portugal

April in Portugal

1956

Writer

House of Wax

House of Wax

1953

Story

Double Deal

Double Deal

1950

Screenplay

Borrowed Trouble

Borrowed Trouble

1948

Screenplay

Silent Conflict

Silent Conflict

1948

Screenplay

The Marauders

The Marauders

1947

Screenplay

Beauty and the Bandit

Beauty and the Bandit

1946

Screenplay

South of Monterey

South of Monterey

1946

Writer

The Gay Cavalier

The Gay Cavalier

1946

Screenplay, Story

The Strange Mr. Gregory

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Screenplay

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

1942

Writer

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Screenplay

On Dress Parade

On Dress Parade

1939

Writer

Kid Nightingale

Kid Nightingale

1939

Screenplay

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

Screenplay

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

Writer

We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

1937

Story

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Writer, Screenplay

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Writers' Assistant

Symphony of Living

Symphony of Living

1935

Writer, Story

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

Screenplay, Adaptation

Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934

Screenplay

The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks

1934

Screenplay

Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

Writer, Story

Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Writer

The World Accuses

The World Accuses

1934

Writer

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

Screenplay, Story

A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice

1932

Screenplay

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