Writing
Ben Hecht
- Titles
- 127movies1TV 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
65/100
- Highest rated
A Star Is Born84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Romance5.6average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- 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 11
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Drama 6
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Film Noir 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Femme Fatale 3
- Melodrama 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Showbiz 3
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, Gunga Din, China Girl, Ten Gentlemen from West Point, +4 more
Charles LedererWriterHis Girl Friday, Monkey Business, The Thing from Another World, Kiss of Death, Ride the Pink Horse, +2 more
Howard HawksWriterHis Girl Friday, Scarface, Monkey Business, The Thing from Another World, Barbary Coast, +2 more
Henry HathawayDirectorNorth to Alaska, Kiss of Death, China Girl, Circus World, Legend of the Lost, +1 more
Dimitri TiomkinComposerDuel in the Sun, The Thing from Another World, Angel Face, Portrait of Jennie, Circus World
Jennifer JonesActorA Farewell to Arms, Duel in the Sun, Portrait of Jennie, Indiscretion of an American Wife
Lionel BarrymoreActorDuel in the Sun, Rasputin and the Empress, Let Freedom Ring, The Unholy Night
Lionel StanderActorA Star Is Born, Specter of the Rose, Watchtower Over Tomorrow, Soak the Rich
Fredric MarchActorA Star Is Born, Nothing Sacred, Design for Living, The Twentieth Century
C. Aubrey SmithActorQueen Christina, The Prisoner of Zenda, Eternally Yours, The Florentine Dagger
Movies and TV shows
1141990s
1 title · average score 58
58
Kiss of Death (1995)
Original Film Writer
1980s
3 titles · average score 65
1970s
1 title · average score 86
86
The Front Page (1974)
Theatre Play
1960s
5 titles · average score 60
61
Circus World (1964)
Screenplay
59
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Theatre Play
67
North to Alaska (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
24 titles · average score 64
58
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Screenplay
61
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Screenplay
65
Trapeze (1956)
Writer
63
The Indian Fighter (1955)
Screenplay
65
Ulysses (1954)
Screenplay
71
Angel Face (1953)
Screenplay
68
Monkey Business (1952)
Screenplay
73
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Screenplay
65
Whirlpool (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
29 titles · average score 65
62
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Screenplay
71
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Screenplay
72
Kiss of Death (1947)
Screenplay
78
Notorious (1946)
Writer
65
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Writer
74
Spellbound (1945)
Screenplay
74
Lifeboat (1944)
Writer
66
The Black Swan (1942)
Screenplay
57
Second Chorus (1941)
Writer
76
His Girl Friday (1940)
Screenplay, Theatre Play
1930s
46 titles · average score 66
73
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Screenplay
66
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Screenplay, Story
68
Gunga Din (1939)
Story
84
A Star Is Born (1937)
Writer
65
Nothing Sacred (1937)
Screenplay
71
Queen Christina (1934)
Writer, Additional Writing
70
Twentieth Century (1934)
Screenplay
72
Design for Living (1933)
Screenplay
75
Scarface (1932)
Screenplay
