Writing
Ben Hecht
- Titles
- 124movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1926 to 1988, with a break from 1970 to 1985, busiest in 1934 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Angels with Dirty Faces90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Crime4.1average 3.7
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.4
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
- Coming of Age2.0, average 3.0
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 10
- Classic Hollywood 10
- Historical Setting 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Film Noir 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Love Triangle 4
- Melodrama 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CCharles MacArthurWriterSwitching Channels, Wuthering Heights, Angels with Dirty Faces, Rasputin and the Empress, The Sin of Madelon Claudet, +13 more
- LLee GarmesCinematographerDuel in the Sun, Scarface, China Girl, The Scoundrel, Specter of the Rose, +5 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Black Swan, Gunga Din, China Girl, +5 more
Charles LedererWriterThe Thing from Another World, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, Kiss of Death, Comrade X, +2 more
Howard HawksDirectorThe Thing from Another World, Scarface, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, Twentieth Century, +1 more
Henry HathawayDirectorNorth to Alaska, Kiss of Death, Legend of the Lost, China Girl, Circus World, +1 more
Dimitri TiomkinComposerThe Thing from Another World, Angel Face, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Circus World
Cary GrantActorNotorious, His Girl Friday, Monkey Business, Gunga Din
Joseph CottenActorDuel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, Lydia
Fredric MarchActorA Star Is Born, Nothing Sacred, Design for Living, The Twentieth Century
C. Aubrey SmithActorThe Prisoner of Zenda, Queen Christina, Eternally Yours, The Florentine Dagger
Jennifer JonesActorDuel in the Sun, A Farewell to Arms, Portrait of Jennie, Indiscretion of an American Wife
Movies and TV shows
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1990s
1 title · average score 60
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1980s
3 titles · average score 62
1970s
1 title · average score 65
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1960s
6 titles · average score 60
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1950s
25 titles · average score 60
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1940s
35 titles · average score 68
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1930s
48 titles · average score 67
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