Charles Robert-Dumas

Charles Robert-Dumas (1875–1946) was a French novelist, particularly specialising in the crime and spy genres. Several of his works have been adapted for the screen.^[1] He is particularly known for his series featuring the French spy Captain Benoît of the Deuxième Bureau, a nemesis of the Germans.^[2] The popularity the series enjoyed in the 1930s, with the growing threat of war with Nazi Germany, was analogous to Ian Fleming's later James Bond series of novels.^[3]

Charles Robert-Dumas
Robert-Dumas in 1915.
Born	4 January 1875 Paris, France
Died	19 August 1946 Reims, France
Occupation	Novelist

Selected filmography

• Second Bureau (1935)
• Second Bureau (1936)
• Wolves Between Them (1936)
• A Man to Kill (1937)
• Captain Benoit (1938)
• Secret Journey (1939)
• Facing Destiny (1940)