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Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Writing New York City, New York, USA Born February 28, 1894 † April 18, 1964

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 or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Hecht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

29
Films

Filmography (29)

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995 Thriller, Crime 1h 41min
60
Original Film Writer
Switching Channels

Switching Channels

1988 Comedy 1h 45min
59
Writer
Scarface

Scarface

1983 Action, Crime 2h 50min
83
Original Film Writer
The Front Page

The Front Page

1974 Comedy 1h 45min
73
Theatre Play
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960 Comedy, Romance 2h 2min
69
Screenplay
Living It Up

Living It Up

1954 Comedy, Music 1h 34min
65
Theatre Play
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951 Horror, Science Fiction 1h 27min
70
Writer
Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951 Thriller, Crime 1h 41min
79
Additional Writing
Love Happy

Love Happy

1949 Comedy 1h 25min
58
Additional Writing
Rope

Rope

1948 Thriller, Crime 1h 21min
79
Additional Writing
Notorious

Notorious

1946 Mystery, Thriller 1h 43min
79
Writer
Gilda

Gilda

1946 Thriller, Drama 1h 50min
76
Additional Writing
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946 Drama, Romance 2h 24min
67
Writer
Spellbound

Spellbound

1945 Mystery, Thriller 1h 51min
75
Screenplay
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944 Drama, War 1h 36min
76
Writer
The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942 Adventure, Romance 1h 27min
67
Screenplay
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940 Comedy, Romance 1h 32min
78
Theatre Play
Screenplay
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940 Comedy, Drama 1h 39min
80
Additional Writing
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 Mystery, Action 2h
74
Additional Writing
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 Drama, Romance 1h 44min
75
Screenplay
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939 Western 1h 36min
78
Additional Writing
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939 Mystery, Comedy 1h 26min
68
Screenplay
Story
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938 Crime, Drama 1h 37min
78
Writer
Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937 Comedy, Romance 1h 17min
68
Screenplay
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937 Drama, Romance 1h 51min
73
Writer
The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1937 Action, Adventure 1h 44min
71
Additional Writing
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934 Comedy, Romance 1h 31min
73
Screenplay
Scarface

Scarface

1932 Action, Crime 1h 33min
77
Screenplay
Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932 Drama, History 2h 1min
65
Writer

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