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The Great Gabbo (1929) -- An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Legend of the Lost (1957) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
Nothing Sacred (1937) -- To redeem himself after a hoax, reporter Wallace Cook proposes a series of stories on doomed Hazel Flagg...
His Girl Friday (1940) -- Archive.org - view film (various formats)

Overview

Date of Birth:
28 February 1894, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
18 April 1964, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Ben Hecht, one of Hollywood & Broadway's greatest writers, won an Oscar... more
Trivia:
Before working as a script writer, he was a crime reporter and columnist... more
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Down 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Laguna Playhouse presents Moonlight And Magnolias, October 6 - November 1
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 November 2009, 1:00 AM, PST)
A bar on North Avenue
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 October 2009, 6:41 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Kiss of Death (1995/I) (1947 screenplay) 1995 - 5.9 (7,357)
- 2. Notorious (1992) (TV) (earlier screenplay) (earlier story) 1992 - 4.3 (58)
- 3. Switching Channels (1988) (play "The Front Page") 1988 - 5.7 (1,566)
- 4. Je hais les acteurs (1986)   (novel) 1986 - 6.0 (81)
AKAs:
  • I Hate Actors
- 5. Scarface (1983) (1932 screenplay) (uncredited) 1983 - 8.2 (134,383)
- 6. Spéciale dernière (1982) (TV) (play "The Front Page") 1982 - -
- 7. The Front Page (1974) (play) 1974 - 7.2 (3,429)
- 8. The Front Page (1970) (TV) (play) 1970 - 7.1 (8)
- 9. Gaily, Gaily (1969)   (novel) 1969 - 5.4 (131)
AKAs:
  • Chicago, Chicago (UK)
- 10. Spéciale dernière (1967) (TV) (play) 1967 - -
- 11. Casino Royale (1967)   (uncredited) 1967 - 5.1 (10,984)
AKAs:
  • Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale
- 12. Circus World (1964)   (screenplay) 1964 - 6.0 (706)
AKAs:
  • El fabulós món del circ (Spain: Catalan title)
  • El fabuloso mundo del circo (Spain)
  • Henry Hathaway's The Magnificent Showman (UK: complete title)
  • Samuel Bronston's Circus World
  • The Magnificent Showman (UK)
- 13. "Destry" (1964)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 3.9 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 14. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)   (uncredited) 1964 - 7.0 (1,648)
AKAs:
  • The Secret World of Dr. Lao
- 15. Cleopatra (1963) (uncredited) 1963 - 6.8 (7,106)
- 16. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)   (play) 1962 - 6.1 (445)
AKAs:
  • Jumbo (International: English title: informal short title)
- 17. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) (uncredited) 1962 - 7.1 (4,198)
- 18. Walk on the Wild Side (1962) (uncredited) 1962 - 6.8 (580)
- 19. North to Alaska (1960) (uncredited) 1960 - 6.9 (2,087)
- 20. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
1 TV episode:
- 21. John Paul Jones (1959) (uncredited) 1959 - 6.8 (290)
- 22. The Ten Commandments (1959) (TV) (writer) 1959 - -
- 23. The Gun Runners (1958)   (uncredited) 1958 - 6.3 (44)
AKAs:
  • Gunrunners (International: English title)
- 24. Queen of Outer Space (1958)   (outline) (episode "Queen of the Universe") 1958 - 4.1 (479)
AKAs:
  • Queen of the Universe
- 25. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958) (1947 screenplay Kiss of Death) 1958 - 5.6 (49)
- 26. Legend of the Lost (1957)   (writer) 1957 - 5.7 (776)
AKAs:
  • Timbuctù (Italy)
- 27. A Farewell to Arms (1957) (screenplay) 1957 - 6.0 (763)
- 28. Notre Dame de Paris (1956)   (uncredited) 1956 - 6.4 (714)
AKAs:
  • Il gobbo di Notre Dame (Italy)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (USA)
  • Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (USA: complete title)
- 29. The Iron Petticoat (1956)   (screenplay) 1956 - 5.6 (244)
AKAs:
  • Not for Money
- 30. Trapeze (1956) (uncredited) 1956 - 6.7 (1,428)
- 31. "Ford Star Jubilee" (1955)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.8 (16)
- 32. Miracle in the Rain (1956) (novel) (screenplay) 1956 - 7.2 (320)
- 33. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)   (uncredited) 1955 - 6.9 (716)
AKAs:
  • One Man Mutiny (UK)
- 34. The Indian Fighter (1955) (screenplay) 1955 - 6.4 (549)
- 35. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) (uncredited) 1955 - 7.5 (2,764)
- 36. Guys and Dolls (1955/I) (uncredited) 1955 - 7.2 (4,977)
- 37. Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) (writer) 1954 - 6.9 (15)
- 38. Ulisse (1954)   (writer) 1954 - 6.5 (848)
AKAs:
  • The Loves and Adventures of Ulysses (UK: poster title)
  • Ulysses (USA)
- 39. Living It Up (1954) (play "Hazel Flagg") 1954 - 6.5 (522)
- 40. "TV de Vanguarda" (1952)   (2 episodes, 1952-1953) 1953 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 41. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   (2 episodes, 1953) 1953 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- 42. "Broadway Television Theatre" (1952)   (2 episodes, 1953) 1953 - 5.0 (5)
- 43. "Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City" (1953)   (7 episodes, 1953) 1953 - -
- 44. Stazione Termini (1953)   (uncredited) (titles) 1953 - 6.4 (782)
AKAs:
  • Indiscretion (UK)
  • Indiscretion of an American Wife (USA)
  • Station Terminus (International: English title)
  • Terminal Station
  • Terminal Station Indiscretion (International: English title)
  • Terminus Station (International: English title)
- 45. Angel Face (1952) (uncredited) 1952 - 7.3 (1,724)
- 46. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) (uncredited) 1952 - 6.7 (1,088)
- 47. Monkey Business (1952)   (screenplay) 1952 - 7.1 (3,941)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  • Be Your Age
- 48. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 7.1 (48)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- 49. O. Henry's Full House (1952)   (segment "Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited) 1952 - 7.4 (569)
AKAs:
  • Full House (UK)
- 50. Actor's and Sin (1952)   (writer) 1952 - 5.4 (49)
AKAs:
  • Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
  • Woman of Sin (USA: alternative title)
- 51. The Wild Heart (1952)   (uncredited) 1952 - 6.4 (71)
AKAs:
  • Gypsy Blood
- 52. "Studio One" (1948)   (4 episodes, 1949-1951) 1951 - 8.5 (50)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- 53. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) (uncredited) 1951 - 6.5 (107)
- 54. Strangers on a Train (1951)   (uncredited) 1951 - 8.3 (30,377)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (USA: complete title)
- 55. The Thing from Another World (1951)   (uncredited) 1951 - 7.4 (6,981)
AKAs:
  • The Thing (USA: short title)
- 56. September Affair (1950) (uncredited) 1950 - 7.0 (208)
- 57. Edge of Doom (1950)   (uncredited) 1950 - 6.5 (123)
AKAs:
  • Stronger Than Fear (UK)
- 58. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) (screenplay) 1950 - 7.7 (1,703)
- 59. Perfect Strangers (1950)   (play "Ladies and Gentlemen") 1950 - 6.1 (38)
AKAs:
  • Too Dangerous to Love (UK)
- 60. "The Front Page" (1949)   (18 episodes, 1949-1950) 1950 - -
18 TV episodes: 13 episodes not shown.
- 61. The Inspector General (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 6.9 (1,190)
- 62. Whirlpool (1949) (screenplay) 1949 - 6.9 (889)
- 63. Roseanna McCoy (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 5.7 (74)
- 64. Love Happy (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 5.7 (958)
- 65. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 8.7 (9)
- 66. Big Jack (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 6.4 (52)
- 67. "Actor's Studio" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 7.0 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
- 68. Portrait of Jennie (1948)   (uncredited) 1948 - 7.7 (2,416)
AKAs:
  • Jennie (UK)
  • Tidal Wave
- 69. Cry of the City (1948) (uncredited) 1948 - 7.2 (399)
- 70. Rope (1948)   (uncredited) 1948 - 8.1 (27,496)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (USA: complete title)
- 71. The Front Page (1948) (TV) (play) 1948 - -
- 72. The Miracle of the Bells (1948) (writer) 1948 - 6.5 (277)
- 73. The Paradine Case (1947)   (screenplay) (uncredited) 1947 - 6.4 (3,513)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA: complete title)
- 74. Her Husband's Affairs (1947) (writer) 1947 - 5.8 (57)
- 75. Ride the Pink Horse (1947) (writer) 1947 - 7.7 (514)
- 76. Kiss of Death (1947) (screenplay) 1947 - 7.6 (2,079)
- 77. Dishonored Lady (1947)   (uncredited) 1947 - 6.5 (212)
AKAs:
  • Sins of Madeleine (USA: reissue title)
- 78. Duel in the Sun (1946)   (uncredited) 1946 - 7.0 (2,592)
AKAs:
  • King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 79. Notorious (1946)   (written by) 1946 - 8.3 (28,175)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 80. Specter of the Rose (1946) (writer) 1946 - 5.6 (42)
- 81. Gilda (1946) (uncredited) 1946 - 7.8 (7,914)
- 82. Cornered (1945) (uncredited) 1945 - 6.8 (344)
- 83. The Front Page (1945) (TV) (play) 1945 - -
- 84. Spellbound (1945)   (screenplay) 1945 - 7.7 (13,176)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (USA: promotional title)
- 85. Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945) (writer) 1945 - 8.1 (72)
- 86. Lifeboat (1944) (uncredited) 1944 - 8.0 (8,713)
- 87. Journey Into Fear (1943) (uncredited) 1943 - 6.7 (1,200)
- 88. The Outlaw (1943) (uncredited) 1943 - 5.6 (1,265)
- 89. China Girl (1942) (writer) 1942 - 6.6 (116)
- 90. The Black Swan (1942)   (screenplay) 1942 - 7.0 (1,174)
AKAs:
  • Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan (USA: complete title)
- 91. Tales of Manhattan (1942) (writer) 1942 - 7.4 (580)
- 92. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) (uncredited) 1942 - 6.3 (93)
- 93. Roxie Hart (1942) (uncredited) 1942 - 7.0 (482)
- 94. Lydia (1941)   (writer) 1941 - 6.9 (109)
AKAs:
  • Illusions
- 95. The Mad Doctor (1941)   (uncredited) 1941 - 6.4 (25)
AKAs:
  • A Date with Destiny (UK)
- 96. Comrade X (1940) (screenplay) 1940 - 6.2 (404)
- 97. Second Chorus (1940) (uncredited) 1940 - 5.8 (417)
- 98. Angels Over Broadway (1940) (written by) 1940 - 6.7 (259)
- 99. I Take This Woman (1940) (uncredited) 1940 - 6.0 (165)
- 100. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (uncredited) 1940 - 8.0 (7,619)
- 101. His Girl Friday (1940)   (play "The Front Page") 1940 - 8.1 (18,653)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (USA: complete title)
- 102. Gone with the Wind (1939) (contributing writer) (uncredited) 1939 $390M 8.2 (70,308)
- 103. Lady of the Tropics (1939) (screenplay) 1939 - 5.6 (131)
- 104. It's a Wonderful World (1939) (screenplay) (story) 1939 - 7.0 (747)
- 105. Some Like It Hot (1939)   (play "The Great Magoo") 1939 - 6.9 (138)
AKAs:
  • Rhythm Romance (USA: TV title)
- 106. Wuthering Heights (1939) (screenplay) 1939 - 7.9 (5,884)
- 107. Let Freedom Ring (1939)   (original story and screenplay) 1939 - 6.0 (62)
AKAs:
  • Song of the Plains (Australia)
- 108. Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited) 1939 - 7.8 (13,172)
- 109. Gunga Din (1939) (story) 1939 - 7.6 (4,646)
- 110. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) (uncredited) 1938 - 7.9 (7,549)
- 111. The Goldwyn Follies (1938) (story and screenplay) 1938 - 5.1 (185)
- 112. Nothing Sacred (1937) (screenplay) 1937 - 7.7 (1,994)
- 113. The Hurricane (1937) (uncredited) 1937 - 7.3 (758)
- 114. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) (uncredited) 1937 - 7.8 (1,575)
- 115. Woman Chases Man (1937) (contributing writer) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) 1937 - 6.5 (128)
- 116. King of Gamblers (1937)   (uncredited) 1937 - 7.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • Czar of the Slot Machines
- 117. A Star Is Born (1937) (contributing writer) (uncredited) 1937 - 7.8 (2,531)
- 118. Soak the Rich (1936) (writer) 1936 - 6.7 (9)
- 119. Barbary Coast (1935)   (writer) 1935 - 6.9 (452)
AKAs:
  • Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
- 120. Spring Tonic (1935) (play) 1935 - -
- 121. Once in a Blue Moon (1935) (writer) 1935 - 3.0 (9)
- 122. The Scoundrel (1935) (story) 1935 - 6.6 (59)
- 123. The Florentine Dagger (1935) (novel) 1935 - 6.2 (38)
- 124. The President Vanishes (1934)   (uncredited) 1934 - 6.3 (18)
AKAs:
  • Strange Conspiracy (UK)
- 125. Crime Without Passion (1934) (screenplay) (story "Caballero of the Law") 1934 - 7.2 (91)
- 126. Shoot the Works (1934)   (play) 1934 - 6.5 (10)
AKAs:
  • Thank Your Stars (UK)
- 127. Twentieth Century (1934)   (play) (uncredited) (screenplay) 1934 - 8.1 (2,185)
AKAs:
  • 20th Century (USA: poster title)
- 128. Upperworld (1934) (story) 1934 - 6.4 (147)
- 129. Viva Villa! (1934) (screenplay) 1934 - 6.6 (360)
- 130. Riptide (1934) (uncredited) 1934 - 6.2 (179)
- 131. Design for Living (1933) (screenplay) 1933 - 7.8 (1,124)
- 132. Queen Christina (1933) (uncredited) 1933 - 7.9 (2,740)
- 133. Turn Back the Clock (1933) (screenplay) 1933 - 6.6 (85)
- 134. Topaze (1933/I) (writer) 1933 - 6.8 (248)
- 135. Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)   (story) 1933 - 7.2 (267)
AKAs:
  • Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp (UK)
  • Happy Go Lucky
  • Lazy Bones (USA: reissue title)
  • The Heart of New York (USA: reissue title)
- 136. Rasputin and the Empress (1932)   (uncredited) 1932 - 6.5 (214)
AKAs:
  • Rasputin the Mad Monk (UK)
- 137. Back Street (1932) (uncredited) 1932 - 7.4 (115)
- 138. Million Dollar Legs (1932) (uncredited) 1932 - 7.4 (277)
- 139. Scarface (1932)   (screenplay) 1932 - 7.9 (8,362)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
- 140. The Beast of the City (1932) (uncredited) 1932 - 7.1 (305)
- 141. The Unholy Garden (1931) (novel) (screenplay) 1931 - 5.4 (39)
- 142. The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)   (uncredited) 1931 - 6.7 (198)
AKAs:
  • The Lullaby (UK)
- 143. Monkey Business (1931) (story) (uncredited) 1931 - 7.6 (4,200)
- 144. Homicide Squad (1931)   (uncredited) 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Lost Men
- 145. Quick Millions (1931) (uncredited) 1931 - 7.5 (27)
- 146. The Front Page (1931) (play) 1931 - 7.0 (624)
- 147. Le spectre vert (1930) (story) 1930 - -
- 148. Roadhouse Nights (1930)   (story) 1930 - 6.1 (15)
AKAs:
  • The River Inn
- 149. Street of Chance (1930) (uncredited) 1930 - 7.4 (38)
- 150. The Unholy Night (1929)   (story) 1929 - 6.0 (91)
AKAs:
  • The Green Ghost
- 151. The Great Gabbo (1929) (story "The Rival Dummy") 1929 - 6.6 (221)
- 152. The Big Noise (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 153. The American Beauty (1927)   (uncredited) 1927 - 6.2 (44)
AKAs:
  • The Beautiful Fraud (UK)
- 154. Underworld (1927)   (story) 1927 - 7.8 (252)
AKAs:
  • Paying the Penalty (UK)
- 155. The New Klondike (1926) (uncredited) 1926 - -
Actor
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- 1. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   Narrator (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
- 2. "The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1958)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - -
AKAs:
  • Ellery Queen
- 3. "Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City" (1953)   Narrator (7 episodes, 1953) 1953 - -
- 4. Actor's and Sin (1952)   (uncredited) Narrator (Woman of Sin sequence) 1952 - 5.4 (49)
AKAs:
  • Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
  • Woman of Sin (USA: alternative title)
- 5. Specter of the Rose (1946) (uncredited) Waiter 1946 - 5.6 (42)
- 6. The Scoundrel (1935) (uncredited) Flop House Bum 1935 - 6.6 (59)
- 7. Crime Without Passion (1934) (uncredited) Court interviewer with pipe 1934 - 7.2 (91)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Actor's and Sin (1952)   (producer) 1952 - 5.4 (49)
AKAs:
  • Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
  • Woman of Sin (USA: alternative title)
- 2. Specter of the Rose (1946) (producer) 1946 - 5.6 (42)
- 3. China Girl (1942) (producer) 1942 - 6.6 (116)
- 4. Angels Over Broadway (1940) (producer) 1940 - 6.7 (259)
- 5. Soak the Rich (1936) (producer) 1936 - 6.7 (9)
- 6. Once in a Blue Moon (1935) (producer) 1935 - 3.0 (9)
- 7. The Scoundrel (1935) (producer) 1935 - 6.6 (59)
- 8. Crime Without Passion (1934) (producer) 1934 - 7.2 (91)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Actor's and Sin (1952)   1952 - 5.4 (49)
AKAs:
  • Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
  • Woman of Sin (USA: alternative title)
- 2. Specter of the Rose (1946) 1946 - 5.6 (42)
- 3. Angels Over Broadway (1940) 1940 - 6.7 (259)
- 4. Soak the Rich (1936) 1936 - 6.7 (9)
- 5. Once in a Blue Moon (1935) 1935 - 3.0 (9)
- 6. The Scoundrel (1935) 1935 - 6.6 (59)
- 7. Crime Without Passion (1934) 1934 - 7.2 (91)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Scarface (1983) (dedicatee) 1983 - 8.2 (134,383)
Self
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Mike Wallace Interview" (1957)   Himself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988) (TV) (voice) Himself - Writer

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