Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

28/02/1894

Day of Death

18/04/1964
(70) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A successful journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most enjoyed screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone o... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1952

Actors and Sin

as Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice...

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Man in Night Court (uncredited)

1935

The Scoundrel

as Flop House Bum

1934

Crime Without Passion

as Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)

Crew

1995

Kiss of Death

as Original Film Writer

1988

Switching Channels

as Writer

1986

I Hate Actors

as Novel

1983

Scarface

as Original Film Writer

1974

The Front Page

as Theatre Play

1969

Gaily, Gaily

as Novel

1964

Circus World

as Screenplay

1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Additional Writing

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo

as Theatre Play

1960

North to Alaska

as Screenplay

1957

Legend of the Lost

as Screenplay

1957

A Farewell to Arms

as Screenplay

1956

The Iron Petticoat

as Screenplay

1956

Trapeze

as Writer

1956

Miracle in the Rain

as Screenplay

1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

as Additional Writing

1955

The Indian Fighter

as Screenplay

1954

Ulysses

as Screenplay

1954

Living It Up

as Theatre Play

1953

Angel Face

as Screenplay

1952

Monkey Business

as Screenplay

1952

Actors and Sin

as Director

1952

Actors and Sin

as Producer

1952

Actors and Sin

as Writer

1951

The Secret of Convict Lake

as Additional Writing

1951

Strangers on a Train

as Additional Writing

1950

The Murder Club

as Writer

1950

September Affair

as Writer

1950

Edge of Doom

as Writer

1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends

as Screenplay

1950

Miracle in the Rain

as Author

1950

The Pink Hussar

as Writer

1950

The Pink Hussar

as Director

1950

Perfect Strangers

as Theatre Play

1950

Whirlpool

as Screenplay

1949

The Inspector General

as Additional Writing

1949

Love Happy

as Additional Writing

1949

Roseanna McCoy

as Writer

1949

We Were Strangers

as Additional Writing

1949

Big Jack

as Writer

1949

Miracle in the Rain

as Director

1949

Miracle in the Rain

as Writer

1948

Portrait of Jennie

as Writer

1948

The Front Page

as Writer

1948

The Front Page

as Director

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

as Screenplay

1948

Rope

as Additional Writing

1947

Ride the Pink Horse

as Screenplay

1947

Kiss of Death

as Screenplay

1946

Duel in the Sun

as Writer

1946

Notorious

as Writer

1946

Specter of the Rose

as Director

1946

Specter of the Rose

as Writer

1946

Specter of the Rose

as Producer

1946

Gilda

as Additional Writing

1945

Cornered

as Writer

1945

The Front Page

as Writer

1945

Spellbound

as Screenplay

1945

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

as Screenplay

1944

Lifeboat

as Writer

1942

China Girl

as Producer

1942

China Girl

as Screenplay

1942

The Black Swan

as Screenplay

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as Writer

1941

Lydia

as Screenplay

1941

Second Chorus

as Writer

1940

Comrade X

as Screenplay

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Director

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Producer

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Additional Writing

1940

I Take This Woman

as Writer

1940

His Girl Friday

as Theatre Play

1940

His Girl Friday

as Screenplay

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

as Additional Writing

1939

Eternally Yours

as Writer

1939

Lady of the Tropics

as Screenplay

1939

It's a Wonderful World

as Screenplay

1939

Some Like It Hot

as Theatre Play

1939

Some Like It Hot

as Writer

1939

Wuthering Heights

as Screenplay

1939

Stagecoach

as Additional Writing

1939

Let Freedom Ring

as Story

1939

Let Freedom Ring

as Screenplay

1939

Gunga Din

as Story

1938

The Goldwyn Follies

as Screenplay

1937

Nothing Sacred

as Screenplay

1937

The Hurricane

as Additional Writing

1937

Woman Chases Man

as Writer

1937

A Star Is Born

as Writer

1937

King of Gamblers

as Writer

1936

Soak the Rich

as Director

1936

Soak the Rich

as Writer

1936

Soak the Rich

as Producer

1935

Barbary Coast

as Writer

1935

Spring Tonic

as Theatre Play

1935

Once in a Blue Moon

as Director

1935

Once in a Blue Moon

as Writer

1935

Once in a Blue Moon

as Producer

1935

The Scoundrel

as Director

1935

The Scoundrel

as Producer

1935

The Scoundrel

as Story

1934

Crime Without Passion

as Director

1934

Crime Without Passion

as Screenplay

1934

Crime Without Passion

as Producer

1934

Shoot the Works

as Theatre Play

1934

Shoot the Works

as Writer

1934

Twentieth Century

as Screenplay

1934

Upperworld

as Story

1934

Viva Villa!

as Screenplay

1934

Riptide

as Writer

1934

Queen Christina

as Additional Writing

1934

Queen Christina

as Writer

1933

Design for Living

as Screenplay

1933

Turn Back the Clock

as Screenplay

1933

Topaze

as Screenplay

1932

Back Street

as Writer

1932

Million Dollar Legs

as Writer

1932

Scarface

as Screenplay

1931

The Unholy Garden

as Story

1931

The Unholy Garden

as Dialogue

1931

The Unholy Garden

as Screenplay

1931

Homicide Squad

as Writer

1931

Quick Millions

as Writer

1931

The Front Page

as Writer

1931

The Front Page

as Original Film Writer

1930

Si l'empereur savait ça

as Original Story

1930

The Green Specter

as Story

1930

Roadhouse Nights

as Story

1930

Street of Chance

as Writer

1929

The Unholy Night

as Story

1929

The Great Gabbo

as Story

1928

The Big Noise

as Story

1927

Underworld

as Story

1926

The New Klondike

as Writer