Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974),[1] better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer.
At the beginning of his career, he worked as a band leader and a commercial artist before trying his hand at amateur filmmaking.
[citation needed] Bennett's films tended to be sombre, but were very popular with the moviegoing public.
From 1954 to 1957, he left film work to pursue interests in the theatre and television, but produced four films in 1957, After the Ball, Man-Eater, That Woman Opposite and The Flying Scot.
Although he continued to write and direct for film and television, his subsequent productions were not as well received.