American dramatist and screenwriter, a former journalist. He attended Brown and Yale Universities and started in films in the early 1930s, working primarily for Warner Brothers, Universal and 20th Century Fox. He was married to the actresses Beth Milton and Joan Marsh. Belden is best known for his three-act play "The Mystery of the Wax Museum", twice filmed as "House of Wax".
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
House of Wax
2005
story
Mr. & Mrs. North
1954
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
Waterfront
TV Series writer - 2 episodes teleplay - 1 episode, 1954
House of Wax
1953
story
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
TV Series story - 1 episode
Racket Squad
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode, 1952 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1951
Hopalong Cassidy
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode, 1952 original screenplay - 1 episode, 1952
The Stu Erwin Show
1951
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode
The Ford Theatre Hour
1951
TV Series play - 1 episode
Double Deal
1950
screen play by - as Charles S. Belden
Million Dollar Weekend
1948
screenplay - as Charles S. Belden
Borrowed Trouble
1948
original screenplay
Silent Conflict
1948
original screenplay
The Marauders
1947
original screenplay
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
original screenplay - as Charles S. Belden
South of Monterey
1946
as Charles S. Belden
The Gay Cavalier
1946
original story and screenplay - as Charles S. Belden
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Charles S. Beldeb
Bullet Scars
1942
based on an idea by
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
idea - as Charles S. Belden
Tear Gas Squad
1940
Kid Nightingale
1939
screen play - as Charles Beldon
On Dress Parade
1939
uncredited
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939
screen play
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
1938
original screenplay
One Wild Night
1938
writer
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
original screenplay
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937
screen play
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
screen play
San Quentin
1937
contributor to treatment - uncredited
We Have Our Moments
1937
original story - as Charles F. Belden
God's Country and the Woman
1937
from the story by
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936
screen play - as Charles S. Belden
Dracula's Daughter
1936
contributing writer - uncredited
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
dialogue
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
A Shot in the Dark
1935
adaptation - as Charles S. Belden / screenplay - as Charles S. Belden