Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood (2008)

Name: Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-06-29
Duration: 31 min
Cast: John Parsons, Rick Jewell, Leonard Maltin, Sarah Marcus, Bill Savage

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NR 31 minApr 29th, 2008Documentary

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that talent to Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he crafted some of the classic Hollywood films.

StarringJohn ParsonsRick JewellLeonard Maltin

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