Ben Hecht

Born: 1894-02-28

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.


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Angels Over Broadway

as Man in Night Court (uncredited)
Released: 1940-10-02

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his...

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The Scoundrel

as Flop House Bum
Released: 1935-04-30

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless"...

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Crime Without Passion

as Court Interviewer with Pipe (uncredited)
Released: 1934-08-30

Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer...

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Actors and Sin

as Narrator (segment "Woman of Sin") (voice)
Released: 1952-06-18

Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a...

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