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Compton Bennett. Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), [1] 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. 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.
Compton Bennett. Highest Rated: 93% King Solomon's Mines (1950) Lowest Rated: 93% King Solomon's Mines (1950) Birthday: Jan 15, 1900. Birthplace: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. Entered film ...
- January 15, 1900
Compton Bennett Films by Oscar Wins. Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
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.
Seventh Veil, The (1945) -- (Movie Clip) He Was My Father's Second Cousin. Entered film in 1932 as an editor for Alexander Korda and Sydney Box and worked on propaganda and training films for the British Army between 1939 and 1941. Bennett made a strong impression with his debut feature, "The Seventh Veil" (1945), a superior psychological ...
