Writer
1894 - 1964
Ben Hecht
New York City, New York, USA
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... Read full bio →
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Angels Over Broadway
Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
1940
1h 19m
6.0
A playwright persuades a con artist to help an embezzler go straight.
The Scoundrel
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
1935
1h 16m
A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.
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