Direction: Ben Hecht

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ben Hecht. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


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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