Biography
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A successful journalist in his youth, he went on to write 35 books and some of the most enjoyed screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Hecht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wrote 113
1990s
- 1995
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
I Hate Actors
Novel
- 1983
1970s
- 1974
1960s
- 1969
Gaily, Gaily
Novel
- 1964
- 1962
Walk on the Wild Side
Writer
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
Queen of Outer Space
Story
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Adaptation
- 1957
- 1956
The Iron Petticoat
Screenplay
Miracle in the Rain
Novel, Screenplay
- 1955
- 1954
Living It Up
Theatre Play
- 1953
- 1952
Actors and Sin
Writer
- 1951
- 1950
The Murder Club
Writer
September Affair
Writer
The Pink Hussar
Writer
Perfect Strangers
Theatre Play
1940s
- 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Writer
The Twentieth Century
Writer
Big Jack
Writer
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Writer
Miracle in the Rain
Writer
- 1948
The Front Page
Writer
The Miracle of the Bells
Screenplay
- 1947
Her Husband's Affairs
Writer
Kiss of Death
Screenplay
- 1946
Specter of the Rose
Writer
- 1945
The Front Page
Writer
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Screenplay
- 1944
- 1942
China Girl
Screenplay
Tales of Manhattan
Writer
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Writer
- 1941
Lydia
Screenplay
- 1940
Comrade X
Screenplay
Angels Over Broadway
Writer
I Take This Woman
Writer
1930s
- 1939
Eternally Yours
Writer
Lady of the Tropics
Screenplay
It's a Wonderful World
Screenplay, Story
Some Like It Hot
Theatre Play, Writer
Let Freedom Ring
Screenplay, Story
- 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
Writer
- 1937
Woman Chases Man
Writer
King of Gamblers
Writer
- 1936
Soak the Rich
Writer
- 1935
Spring Tonic
Theatre Play
Once in a Blue Moon
Writer
The Scoundrel
Story
The Florentine Dagger
Writer
- 1934
The President Vanishes
Writer
Crime Without Passion
Screenplay, Story
Shoot the Works
Theatre Play, Writer
Upperworld
Story
Viva Villa!
Screenplay
Queen Christina
Writer
- 1933
Design for Living
Screenplay
Turn Back the Clock
Screenplay
Topaze
Screenplay
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Story
- 1932
Rasputin and the Empress
Writer
Back Street
Writer
Million Dollar Legs
Writer
- 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Writer
The Unholy Garden
Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
Homicide Squad
Writer
Quick Millions
Writer
- 1930
Si l'empereur savait ça
Original Story
The Green Specter
Story
Roadhouse Nights
Story
Street of Chance
Writer
1920s
- 1929
The Unholy Night
Short Story
- 1928
The Big Noise
Story
- 1927
Underworld
Story
- 1926
The New Klondike
Writer
Other crew 12
1960s
- 1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Additional Writing
1950s
- 1955
- 1951
1940s
- 1949
We Were Strangers
Additional Writing
- 1948
- 1946
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1937
- 1934
Queen Christina
Additional Writing
Directed 11
1950s
- 1952
Actors and Sin
Director
- 1950
The Pink Hussar
Director
1940s
- 1949
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Director
Miracle in the Rain
Director
- 1948
The Front Page
Director
- 1946
Specter of the Rose
Director
- 1940
Angels Over Broadway
Director
1930s
- 1936
Soak the Rich
Director
- 1935
Once in a Blue Moon
Director
The Scoundrel
Director
- 1934
Crime Without Passion
Director
Produced 8
1950s
- 1952
Actors and Sin
Producer
1940s
- 1946
Specter of the Rose
Producer
- 1942
China Girl
Producer
- 1940
Angels Over Broadway
Producer
1930s
- 1936
Soak the Rich
Producer
- 1935
Once in a Blue Moon
Producer
The Scoundrel
Producer
- 1934
Crime Without Passion
Producer
Acted in 3
1940s
- 1940
Angels Over Broadway
Man in Night Court (uncredited)
1930s
- 1935
The Scoundrel
Flop House Bum
- 1934
Crime Without Passion
Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)
Appearances2
1950s
- 1957
- 1952
Actors and Sin
Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
