Portrait of Curtis Benton

Acting

Curtis Benton

Career

Active from 1915 to 1929, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Curtis Benton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.2, average 5.4
  • Dark Humor
    0.9, average 2.8
  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Historical Cinema 2
  • Financial Ruin 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

5 titles · average score 65
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Announcer (uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Announcer of Caprice Race (Uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
GoodWatch score 75

as Announcer (uncredited)

Fireman, Save My Child
Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

as Radio Announcer

Local Boy Makes Good
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Announcer at Track Meet

1920s

14 titles
A Close Shave
A Close Shave (1929)

Story

United States Smith
United States Smith (1928)

Writer

Bachelor’s Paradise
Bachelor’s Paradise (1928)

Story

Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press (1928)

Writer

Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Clancy's Kosher Wedding (1927)

Writer

The Sunset Derby
The Sunset Derby (1927)

Writer

The Runaway Express
The Runaway Express (1926)

Writer

Sporting Life
Sporting Life (1925)

Writer

Half-a-Dollar Bill
Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)

Story

The Uninvited Guest
The Uninvited Guest (1924)

Screenplay

Mighty Lak' a Rose
Mighty Lak' a Rose (1923)

Writer

The Fast Freight
The Fast Freight (1922)

Writer

1910s

4 titles · average score 76
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ned Land

Jealousy
Jealousy (1916)

as Roland Carney

The Strength of the Weak
The Strength of the Weak (1916)

as Tom Dare

Conscience
Conscience (1915)

as James Sprague