Curtis Benton

Horatio Curtis Benton (August 26, 1885 – September 14, 1938) was an American actor and screenwriter for silent films and early talkies.

Biography Born in Toledo, Ohio, Benton, attended Vanderbilt University and embarked upon a stage career in 1903, appearing with Robert Hilliard in A Fool There Was, and two seasons with Cohan and Harris' company where he played parts in The Fortune Hunter, Broadway Jones, and others. His film career included supporting roles in The Pursuit Eternal (1915), Conscience (1915) (which he also wrote), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916), Jealousy (1916), The Siren (1917), Fireman, Save My Child (1932) and Kid Galahad (1937). His writing credits include The Uninvited Guest (1924), It Is the Law (1924), and The Phantom Bullet (1926). In his later years he was a boxing announcer at the Hollywood Stadium. He died in Hollywood in 1938 after a six-months illness.

Filmography Year Title Role Actor Writer Note The Story the Silk Hats Told Short film Everygirl Love The Mystery of the Man Who Slept Jack Christie The Honor of the Ormsbys Varden The Girl Who Had a Soul undetermined role A Witch of Salem Town The Governor The Pursuit Eternal Stanlon Leeds Conscience undetermined role The Wrong Label Detective Farnum Short film Not a Lamb Shall Stray The Husband Capital Punishment Madame Cubist Tom Decker The Strength of the Weak Tom Dare Scorched Wings Robert Blair Short film The Girl Who Feared Daylight Bruce Hilton Just Kitty George Jennings The Devil's Image James Mortimer A Stranger in His Own Home Percival Green 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Ned Land Jealousy Roland Carney The Siren undetermined role The Fast Freight Mighty Lak' a Rose Half-A-Dollar-Bill The Uninvited Guest It Is the Law Sporting Life The Phantom Bullet The Runaway Express Down the Stretch The Sunset Derby The Life of Riley Clancy's Kosher Wedding Bachelor's Paradise United States Smith A Dumb Waiter Short film Freedom of the Press A Jim Jam Janitor Short film Clunked on the Corner A Close Shave Slide, Speedy, SlideRadio Announcer Short film, uncredited The Pottsville Palooka Local Boy Makes Good Announcer at Track Meet uncredited Fireman, Save My Child! Radio Announcer High Speed Car Racing Announcer uncredited The Animal KingdomRadio Announcer voice role, uncredited Thru Thin and Thicket, or Who's Zoo in Africa Short film Manhattan Melodrama Announcer uncredited Don't Bet on Blondes Announcer of Caprice Race It Had to Happen Radio Announcer Cain and Mabel Fight Radio Announcer Three Men on a Horse Racetrack Announcer voice role, uncredited Kid Galahad Announcer uncredited, final film role