---
title: 'Ben Hecht'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'producer'
  - 'novelist'
  - 'film producer'
  - 'film director'
  - 'journalist'
born: '1894-02-28'
died: '1964-04-18'
birthplace: 'New York City'
deathplace: 'New York City'
films_in_library: 98
reviews_of_their_work: 1
fandom_rating: '6.50/10 across 1 reviews'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht'
wikidata: 'Q267441'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ben Hecht

producer, novelist, film producer, film director, journalist.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1995 · [Kiss of Death](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kiss-of-death-1995) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-making-of-a-legend-gone-with-the-wind-1988) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Switching Channels](https://cinepixo.com/movies/switching-channels-1987) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [The Front Page](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-front-page-1974) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Circus World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/circus-world-1964) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [7 Faces of Dr. Lao](https://cinepixo.com/movies/7-faces-of-dr-lao-1964) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Cleopatra](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cleopatra-1963) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Mutiny on the Bounty](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Walk on the Wild Side](https://cinepixo.com/movies/walk-on-the-wild-side-1962) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [John Paul Jones](https://cinepixo.com/movies/john-paul-jones-1959) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Gun Runners](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gun-runners-1958) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Legend of the Lost](https://cinepixo.com/movies/legend-of-the-lost-1957) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [A Farewell to Arms](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-farewell-to-arms-1957) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The Hunchback of Notre Dame](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-1956) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The Iron Petticoat](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-iron-petticoat-1956) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Trapeze](https://cinepixo.com/movies/trapeze-1956) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Man with the Golden Arm](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-arm-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [Guys and Dolls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/guys-and-dolls-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Indian Fighter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-indian-fighter-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-court-martial-of-billy-mitchell-1955) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Ulysses](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ulysses-1954) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Living It Up](https://cinepixo.com/movies/living-it-up-1954) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Terminal Station](https://cinepixo.com/movies/terminal-station-1953) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Angel Face](https://cinepixo.com/movies/angel-face-1953) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Monkey Business](https://cinepixo.com/movies/monkey-business-1952) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Actor's and Sin](https://cinepixo.com/movies/actors-and-sin-1952) — Director, Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [O. Henry's Full House](https://cinepixo.com/movies/o-henrys-full-house-1952) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Hans Christian Andersen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hans-christian-andersen-1952) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Strangers on a Train](https://cinepixo.com/movies/strangers-on-a-train-1951) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [The Thing from Another World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-thing-from-another-world-1951) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Whirlpool](https://cinepixo.com/movies/whirlpool-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Love Happy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-happy-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Where the Sidewalk Ends](https://cinepixo.com/movies/where-the-sidewalk-ends-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Inspector General](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-inspector-general-1950) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1949 · [Roseanna McCoy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roseanna-mccoy-1949) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Rope](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rope-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [The Miracle of the Bells](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-miracle-of-the-bells-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Portrait of Jennie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/portrait-of-jennie-1948) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Dishonored Lady](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dishonored-lady-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [The Paradine Case](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-paradine-case-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Her Husband's Affairs](https://cinepixo.com/movies/her-husbands-affairs-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Ride the Pink Horse](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ride-the-pink-horse-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Kiss of Death](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kiss-of-death-1947) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Gilda](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gilda-1946) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Notorious](https://cinepixo.com/movies/notorious-1946) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Duel in the Sun](https://cinepixo.com/movies/duel-in-the-sun-1946) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Specter of the Rose](https://cinepixo.com/movies/specter-of-the-rose-1946) — Director, Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Spellbound](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spellbound-1945) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Lifeboat](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lifeboat-1944) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [Journey into Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/journey-into-fear-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [The Outlaw](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-outlaw-1943) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Roxie Hart](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roxie-hart-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Ten Gentlemen from West Point](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ten-gentlemen-from-west-point-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Black Swan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-swan-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Tales of Manhattan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tales-of-manhattan-1942) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [China Girl (1942 film)](https://cinepixo.com/movies/china-girl-1942-film-1942) — Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [The Mad Doctor](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mad-doctor-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [Lydia](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lydia-1941) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Second Chorus](https://cinepixo.com/movies/second-chorus-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [His Girl Friday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/his-girl-friday-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [I Take This Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-take-this-woman-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [The Shop Around the Corner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shop-around-the-corner-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Angels Over Broadway](https://cinepixo.com/movies/angels-over-broadway-1940) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Foreign Correspondent](https://cinepixo.com/movies/foreign-correspondent-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Comrade X](https://cinepixo.com/movies/comrade-x-1940) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Gone with the Wind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind-1939) — Screenplay · **6.5/10** from 1 review
- 1939 · [Stagecoach](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stagecoach-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [It's a Wonderful World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/its-a-wonderful-world-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Lady of the Tropics](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lady-of-the-tropics-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Wuthering Heights](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wuthering-heights-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [At the Circus](https://cinepixo.com/movies/at-the-circus-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [Let Freedom Ring](https://cinepixo.com/movies/let-freedom-ring-1939) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [The Goldwyn Follies](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-goldwyn-follies-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [Angels with Dirty Faces](https://cinepixo.com/movies/angels-with-dirty-faces-1938) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Nothing Sacred](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nothing-sacred-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [The Hurricane](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hurricane-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [King of Gamblers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-gamblers-1937) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Barbary Coast](https://cinepixo.com/movies/barbary-coast-1935) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [The Scoundrel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scoundrel-1935) — Director, Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1935 · [Spring Tonic](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spring-tonic-1935) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [The President Vanishes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-president-vanishes-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Crime Without Passion](https://cinepixo.com/movies/crime-without-passion-1934) — Director, Screenplay, Producer · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Upper World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/upper-world-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Twentieth Century](https://cinepixo.com/movies/twentieth-century-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1934 · [Viva Villa!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/viva-villa-1934) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Topaze](https://cinepixo.com/movies/topaze-1933-2) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Hallelujah, I'm a Bum](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hallelujah-im-a-bum-1933) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Design for Living](https://cinepixo.com/movies/design-for-living-1933) — Director, Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1933 · [Queen Christina](https://cinepixo.com/movies/queen-christina-1933) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Scarface](https://cinepixo.com/movies/scarface-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Rasputin and the Empress](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rasputin-and-the-empress-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1932 · [Back Street](https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-street-1932) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Sin of Madelon Claudet](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sin-of-madelon-claudet-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Homicide Squad](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-homicide-squad-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Quick Millions](https://cinepixo.com/movies/quick-millions-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [The Unholy Garden](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-unholy-garden-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1931 · [Monkey Business](https://cinepixo.com/movies/monkey-business-1931) — Screenplay · unreviewed here
- 1930 · [Roadhouse Nights](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roadhouse-nights-1930) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

Across everything reviewed here their work averages **6.50/10** — the plain mean of every published rating, nothing imported.

## Criticism on CinePixo

- **6.5/10** — [The Most Beautiful Lie in Technicolor](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/the-most-beautiful-lie-in-technicolor) on *Gone with the Wind* by Amara Osei, 2026-08-03

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht
Biographical facts from Wikipedia/Wikidata where linked above. Ratings and reviews are the work of this site's members.