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Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines , an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story.
Compton Bennett. Writer: How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment. Compton Bennett started out as a bandleader and then became a commercial artist. He turned out a few amateur films that caught the attention of producer Alexander Korda's London Films, and they hired him in 1932 as a film editor.
- Writer, Director, Editor
- January 15, 1900
- Compton Bennett
- August 13, 1974
Compton & Bennett make people laugh…on purpose. The two of them, Rick and Betsy, live and work in a world of music, words and humor. They travel the country performing their own works in theatres and performing arts centers in dozens of locations each year.
Writer: How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment. Compton Bennett started out as a bandleader and then became a commercial artist. He turned out a few amateur films that caught the attention of producer Alexander Korda's London Films, and they hired him in 1932 as a film editor.
- January 15, 1900
- August 13, 1974
Compton Bennett is known as an Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay, Associate Producer, and Editor. Some of his work includes King Solomon's Mines, The Seventh Veil, Daybreak, Gift Horse, That Forsyte Woman, The Flying Scot, So Little Time, and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
Glory at Sea: Directed by Compton Bennett. With Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, Sonny Tufts, James Donald. In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.
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