Writing
Ben Hecht
- Career
Active from 1926 to 1988, with a break from 1970 to 1985, busiest in 1934 and 1939 with 8 main titles each.
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Angels with Dirty Faces90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.4
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity0.7, average 1.6
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 10
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Historical Setting 6
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Film Noir 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Forbidden Love 4
- Melodrama 4
- Atmospheric 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CCharles MacArthurWriterWuthering Heights, Switching Channels, Angels with Dirty Faces, Rasputin and the Empress, The Front Page, +13 more
- LLee GarmesCinematographerScarface, China Girl, Duel in the Sun, Specter of the Rose, Lydia, +5 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, The Black Swan, China Girl, Gunga Din, The Prisoner of Zenda, +5 more
Howard HawksDirectorScarface, The Thing from Another World, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, Gunga Din, +3 more
Charles LedererWriterThe Thing from Another World, His Girl Friday, Kiss of Death, Monkey Business, Her Husband's Affairs, +2 more
Henry HathawayDirectorChina Girl, Kiss of Death, Circus World, North to Alaska, Legend of the Lost, +1 more
Dimitri TiomkinComposerThe Thing from Another World, Portrait of Jennie, Duel in the Sun, Circus World, Angel Face
Jennifer JonesActorPortrait of Jennie, A Farewell to Arms, Duel in the Sun, Indiscretion of an American Wife
Joseph CottenActorPortrait of Jennie, Duel in the Sun, Lydia, September Affair
C. Aubrey SmithActorQueen Christina, The Prisoner of Zenda, Eternally Yours, The Florentine Dagger
Edward ArnoldActorBig Jack, Rasputin and the Empress, The President Vanishes, Let Freedom Ring
Lionel StanderActorA Star Is Born, Specter of the Rose, Soak the Rich, Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Movies and TV shows
125Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
1990s
1 title · average score 61
GoodWatch score 61Original Film Writer
1980s
3 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 56Writer
GoodWatch score 55Novel
GoodWatch score 78Original Film Writer
1970s
1 title · average score 65
GoodWatch score 65Theatre Play
1960s
6 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 49Novel
GoodWatch score 50Screenplay
GoodWatch score 80Additional Writing
GoodWatch score 62Writer
GoodWatch score 58Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 60Screenplay
1950s
25 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 27Story
GoodWatch score 29Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Writer
GoodWatch score 70Novel, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54Screenplay
GoodWatch score 58Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 70Screenplay
GoodWatch score 78Writer
GoodWatch score 88Screenplay
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay
1940s
35 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 67Writer
GoodWatch score 85Writer
GoodWatch score 72Screenplay
GoodWatch score 88Screenplay
GoodWatch score 89Writer
GoodWatch score 71Writer
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay
GoodWatch score 81Writer
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 70Writer
GoodWatch score 88Screenplay, Theatre Play
1930s
49 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 87Screenplay
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 65Story, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 79Story
GoodWatch score 90Writer
GoodWatch score 81Writer
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Writer
GoodWatch score 78Writer, Additional Writing
GoodWatch score 56Writer
GoodWatch score 75Screenplay
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay
1920s
5 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 62Story
GoodWatch score 56Short Story
Story
GoodWatch score 83Story
Writer