Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht is known for Notorious (1946), Spellbound (1945), His Girl Friday (1940).
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.
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Questions about Ben Hecht
How many Ben Hecht films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 87 films with Ben Hecht, from 1927 to 1988.
What is the best rated Ben Hecht film?
The best rated Ben Hecht film in the catalogue is Notorious (1946), rated 7.7.
What was the first Ben Hecht film?
The first Ben Hecht film in the catalogue is Underworld, from 1927.
Who has Ben Hecht worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Ben Hecht shares the most credits with David O. Selznick (7 films), Charles MacArthur (6 films) and Charles Lederer (5 films).
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Known for
Full filmography
87 films — 87 in the catalogue
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6.3 Actors and Sin
1952 · Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
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5.9 Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Man in Night Court (uncredited)
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6.3 The Scoundrel
1935 · Flop House Bum
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5.9 Crime Without Passion
1934 · Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)
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6.1 Switching Channels
1988
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6.2 Circus World
1964
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6.6 Walk on the Wild Side
1962
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6.5 North to Alaska
1960
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4.9 Queen of Outer Space
1958
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6.2 Legend of the Lost
1957
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6.0 A Farewell to Arms
1957
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5.8 The Iron Petticoat
1956
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6.3 Trapeze
1956
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6.3 The Indian Fighter
1955
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6.6 Ulysses
1954
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5.9 Indiscretion of an American Wife
1953
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7.1 Angel Face
1953
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6.7 Monkey Business
1952
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6.7 The Thing from Another World
1951
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6.0 September Affair
1950
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7.2 Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
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6.4 Whirlpool
1950
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6.1 Roseanna McCoy
1949
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7.2 Portrait of Jennie
1948
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6.2 The Miracle of the Bells
1948
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7.1 Kiss of Death
1947
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6.4 Duel in the Sun
1946
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7.7 Notorious
1946
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6.2 Cornered
1945
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7.4 Spellbound
1945
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5.4 Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945
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7.4 Lifeboat
1944
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5.4 China Girl
1942
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6.5 The Black Swan
1942
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6.4 Tales of Manhattan
1942
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6.4 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
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6.5 Lydia
1941
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5.8 Second Chorus
1941
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6.1 Comrade X
1940
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5.8 I Take This Woman
1940
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7.4 His Girl Friday
1940
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6.5 It's a Wonderful World
1939
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7.6 Some Like It Hot
1939
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7.2 Wuthering Heights
1939
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6.8 Let Freedom Ring
1939
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6.5 Gunga Din
1939
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7.5 Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
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6.3 Nothing Sacred
1937
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7.5 The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
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5.9 Woman Chases Man
1937
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7.5 King of Gamblers
1937
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7.2 A Star Is Born
1937
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6.4 Barbary Coast
1935
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6.0 The President Vanishes
1934
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6.8 Twentieth Century
1934
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6.1 Upperworld
1934
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6.2 Viva Villa!
1934
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6.9 Queen Christina
1934
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6.4 Back Street
1932
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6.8 Million Dollar Legs
1932
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7.4 Scarface
1932
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5.9 The Beast of the City
1932
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5.9 The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
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6.5 The Front Page
1931
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9.0 The Green Specter
1930
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6.0 Roadhouse Nights
1930
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5.7 The Unholy Night
1929
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The Front Page
1948
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7.2 Ride the Pink Horse
1947
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5.9 Eternally Yours
1939
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7.1 Design for Living
1933
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6.8 Street of Chance
1930
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6.1 Edge of Doom
1950
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The Twentieth Century
1949
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Miracle in the Rain
1949
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6.5 Lady of the Tropics
1939
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5.2 The Goldwyn Follies
1938
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6.7 Shoot the Works
1934
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7.1 Underworld
1927
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6.0 Topaze
1933
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7.6 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
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6.9 Miracle in the Rain
1956
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4.8 Specter of the Rose
1946
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5.5 Rasputin and the Empress
1932
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7.3 Quick Millions
1931
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5.7 The Great Gabbo
1929
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5.4 Turn Back the Clock
1933
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