Direction: Ben Hecht
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ben Hecht. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 6
Crime Without Passion
1934 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Ben Hecht · Charles MacArthur
Cast Claude Rains · Margo · Whitney Bourne · Stanley Ridges
Plot Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi.
6.2
33 votes
6.2
33 votes
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Ben Hecht · Lee Garmes
Cast Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Rita Hayworth · Thomas Mitchell · John Qualen
Plot Charles Engle has been caught embezzling. He writes a suicide note, and goes out wandering on the town. Small-time hustler Bill O'Brian sees him give a couple of big tips,...
6.0
156 votes
6.0
156 votes
Actor's and Sin
1952 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Lee Garmes · Ben Hecht
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Eddie Albert · Marsha Hunt · Alan Reed
Plot Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest...
4.7
32 votes
4.7
32 votes
The Scoundrel
1935 · Movie · 76 min. · United States
Direction Ben Hecht · Charles MacArthur
Cast Noël Coward · Julie Haydon · Stanley Ridges · Martha Sleeper
Plot A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, and his ghost must wander restlessly unless someone sheds a tear for him.
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Soak the Rich
1936 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Ben Hecht · Charles MacArthur
Cast Walter Connolly · John Howard · Mary Taylor · Lionel Stander
Plot Conservative millionaire Humphrey Craig is fearful that a "soak-the-rich" bill will pass in the United States Senate. He keeps apprised of the situation by having Captain Pettijohn report on Communist...
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Specter of the Rose
1946 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Ben Hecht
Cast Judith Anderson · Michael Chekhov · Ivan Kirov · Viola Essen
Plot Ballet dancer Sanine may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one. Sanine is charming, if a little peculiar. Haidi, a ballerina, marries...
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