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Writing

Charles S. Belden

Career

Active from 1932 to 1956, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles S. Belden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.6, average 4.9
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Wax Museum 2
  • Classic Whodunit 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Good vs Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 45
House of Wax
House of Wax (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Film Writer

1950s

3 titles · average score 68
April in Portugal
April in Portugal (1956)

Writer

House of Wax
House of Wax (1953)
GoodWatch score 75

Story

Double Deal
Double Deal (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

1940s

10 titles · average score 58
Million Dollar Weekend
Million Dollar Weekend (1948)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Silent Conflict
Silent Conflict (1948)

Screenplay

Borrowed Trouble
Borrowed Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

The Marauders
The Marauders (1947)

Screenplay

Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)

Screenplay

The Gay Cavalier
The Gay Cavalier (1946)

Screenplay, Story

South of Monterey
South of Monterey (1946)

Writer

The Strange Mr. Gregory
The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay

Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1930s

22 titles · average score 60
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Screenplay

We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments (1937)

Story

God's Country and the Woman
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Adaptation

The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

Story

A Fool's Advice
A Fool's Advice (1932)

Screenplay