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Charles S. Belden
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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, n…
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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.
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2005
House of Wax
Movie Original Film Writer
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1956
April in Portugal
Movie Writer
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1953
House of Wax
Movie Story
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1950
Double Deal
Movie Screenplay
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1948
Million Dollar Weekend
Movie Writer
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1948
Borrowed Trouble
Movie Screenplay
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1948
Silent Conflict
Movie Screenplay
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1947
The Marauders
Movie Screenplay
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1946
Beauty and the Bandit
Movie Screenplay
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1946
South of Monterey
Movie Writer
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1946
The Gay Cavalier
Movie Screenplay
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1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Movie Screenplay
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1942
Bullet Scars
Movie Writer
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1940
Tear Gas Squad
Movie Screenplay
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1939
On Dress Parade
Movie Writer
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1939
Kid Nightingale
Movie Screenplay
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1939
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie Screenplay
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1938
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Movie Screenplay
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1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Movie Writer
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1937
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Movie Screenplay
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1937
We Have Our Moments
Movie Story
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1937
God's Country and the Woman
Movie Story
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1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Movie Writer
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1936
Dracula's Daughter
Movie Writers' Assistant
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1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Movie Dialogue
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1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Movie Writer
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1935
A Shot in the Dark
Movie Screenplay
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1935
Symphony of Living
Movie Story
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1934
Sons of Steel
Movie Story
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1934
The Ghost Walks
Movie Screenplay
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1934
The World Accuses
Movie Writer
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1934
Port of Lost Dreams
Movie Writer
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1934
Fugitive Road
Movie Screenplay
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1934
Fifteen Wives
Movie Screenplay
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1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie Story
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1932
A Fool's Advice
Movie Screenplay
