Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) Ben Hecht

40 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows written by (or adapted from) ben hecht.

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1 Notorious(1946)
Movie | Drama, Film-Noir | USA | English, Portuguese
2 Stagecoach(1939)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
3 Scarface(1983)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
4 His Girl Friday(1940)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, French
5 The Shop Around the Corner(1940)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
6 Scarface(1932)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
7 Spellbound(1945)
Movie | Drama, Film-Noir | USA | English
8 Wuthering Heights(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
9 Gunga Din(1939)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA | English
10 Where the Sidewalk Ends(1950)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
11 Kiss of Death(1947)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
12 Design for Living(1933)
Movie | Comedy, Mystery | USA | English, French
13 Twentieth Century(1934)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, German
14 Monkey Business(1952)
Movie | Comedy, Sci-Fi | USA | English
15 Nothing Sacred(1937)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
16 Underworld(1927)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
17 The Front Page(1974)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
18 Ride the Pink Horse(1947)
Movie | Drama, Film-Noir | USA | English, Spanish
19 Cry of the City(1948)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
20 7 Faces of Dr. Lao(1964)
Movie | Fantasy, Mystery | USA | English
21 The Black Swan(1942)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
22 The Front Page(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
23 Whirlpool(1950)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
24 Hans Christian Andersen(1952)
Movie | Biography, Family | USA | English
25 Tales of Manhattan(1942)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
26 It's a Wonderful World(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
27 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English
28 Legend of the Lost(1957)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA, Italy | English, Arabic
29 Cornered(1945)
Movie | Drama, Film-Noir | USA | English, Spanish
30 Barbary Coast(1935)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
31 Roxie Hart(1942)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English
32 John Paul Jones(1959)
Movie | Action, Biography | Spain, USA | English, French
33 The Indian Fighter(1955)
Movie | Drama, Western | USA | English
34 Circus World(1964)
Movie | Drama, Western | USA | English
35 A Farewell to Arms(1957)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English, Latin
36 Comrade X(1940)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
37 Miracle in the Rain(1956)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | USA | English
38 The Beast of the City(1932)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
39 Viva Villa!(1934)
Movie | Biography, Western | USA | English
40 Living It Up(1954)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | USA | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings