Writing
Ben Hecht
- Titles
- 126movies1TV 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 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Mystery4.5average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.2
- Tech & Humanity0.6, average 1.6
- Coming of Age2.0, average 2.9
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 12
- Character-Driven 10
- Historical Drama 6
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Film Noir 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Love Triangle 4
- Melodrama 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Atmospheric 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- CCharles MacArthurWriterWuthering Heights, Angels with Dirty Faces, Switching Channels, Rasputin and the Empress, Barbary Coast, +13 more
- LLee GarmesCinematographerScarface, Duel in the Sun, China Girl, Angels Over Broadway, Lydia, +5 more
Alfred NewmanComposerWuthering Heights, The Black Swan, China Girl, The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din, +4 more
Howard HawksWriterHis Girl Friday, Scarface, The Thing from Another World, Monkey Business, Barbary Coast, +2 more
Charles LedererWriterHis Girl Friday, The Thing from Another World, Monkey Business, Kiss of Death, Ride the Pink Horse, +2 more
Henry HathawayDirectorChina Girl, North to Alaska, Circus World, Kiss of Death, Legend of the Lost, +1 more
Dimitri TiomkinComposerThe Thing from Another World, Duel in the Sun, Circus World, Portrait of Jennie, Angel Face
Edward ArnoldActorRasputin and the Empress, Big Jack, The President Vanishes, Let Freedom Ring
Lionel StanderActorA Star Is Born, Specter of the Rose, Soak the Rich, Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Jennifer JonesActorA Farewell to Arms, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Indiscretion of an American Wife
C. Aubrey SmithActorQueen Christina, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Florentine Dagger, Eternally Yours
Joseph CottenActorDuel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, September Affair, Lydia
Movies and TV shows
261950s
26 titles · average score 61
62
The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
Adaptation
59
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Screenplay
53
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Screenplay
69
Trapeze (1956)
Writer
70
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Novel, Screenplay
44
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Screenplay
63
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Screenplay
80
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Additional Writing
66
Ulysses (1954)
Screenplay
62
Living It Up (1954)
Theatre Play
65
Angel Face (1953)
Screenplay
64
Monkey Business (1952)
Screenplay
52
Actors and Sin (1952)
as Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
64
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Additional Writing
88
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Screenplay
78
Whirlpool (1950)
Screenplay
50
Edge of Doom (1950)
Writer
50
Perfect Strangers (1950)
Theatre Play
The Pink Hussar (1950)
Director, Writer
The Murder Club (1950)
Writer
The Front Page (1950)
Writer