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
126Excellent
Score 90 to 100
2 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
91
Additional Writing
Great
Score 80 to 89
15 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
Additional Writing
89
Writer
88
Screenplay
88
Theatre Play, Screenplay
88
Screenplay
87
Screenplay
84
Writer
83
Screenplay
83
Additional Writing
81
Writer
80
Screenplay
Good
Score 70 to 79
19 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Story
78
Screenplay
78
Additional Writing, Writer
78
Screenplay
76
Screenplay
75
Screenplay
72
Screenplay
70
Writer
70
Writer
70
Novel, Screenplay
Decent
Score 60 to 69
35 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Writer
66
Story, Screenplay
66
Screenplay
66
Screenplay
65
Screenplay
64
Screenplay
63
Screenplay
62
Screenplay
60
Screenplay
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
33 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
Screenplay
59
Screenplay
58
Screenplay, Producer
55
Writer
53
Screenplay
50
Screenplay
49
Writer
44
Screenplay
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
1 title
Unwatchable to terrible
Score 0 to 29
Not rated yet
21 titles
Not rated yet
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