Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964)
Ben Hecht was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist. A 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, including six Academy Award nominations and two wins.
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Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 58 films (1930–1962) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 36 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | FILINC | 104 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1952 | Monkey Business | Howard Hawks | 10 min | 16mm | B&W | Sound |
| 1952 | O. Henry's full house. | Henry King, Jean Negulesco, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Henry Hathaway | 3900 | 16mm | Color & B&W | sound |
| 1954 | Ulysses. | Paramount Pictures Corp. | 104 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1956 | Trapeze | Carol Reed | 102 min | Color | ||
| 1957 | Legend of the Lost | Collectors Book Store | 1:08 | 16mm | Color | |
| 1957 | The hunchback of Notre Dame. | Paris Film Production | 103 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side | Edward Dmytryk | 114 min | 16mm | B&W |