Ben Hecht Movies

  • 1946
    Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

    6.31946HD

    Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other...

    Duel in the Sun
  • 1944
    Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

    7.41944HD

    During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German...

    Lifeboat
  • 1995
    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    5.6421995HD

    Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is...

    Kiss of Death
  • 1937
    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    6.21937HD

    When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

    Nothing Sacred
  • 1940
    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

    7.41940HD

    Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his...

    His Girl Friday
  • 1974
    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    The Front Page

    7.31974HD

    A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

    The Front Page
  • 1933
    Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

    Queen Christina

    6.81933HD

    The popular monarch, Queen Christina of Sweden, must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.

    Queen Christina
  • 1950
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    7.11950HD

    A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

    Where the Sidewalk Ends
  • 1952
    Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

    6.6981952HD

    Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and...

    Monkey Business
  • 1947
    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    71947HD

    An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

    Kiss of Death
  • 1934
    Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

    6.81934HD

    A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

    Twentieth Century
  • 1935
    Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

    6.51935HD

    Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiancé dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Luis Chamalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy...

    Barbary Coast
  • 1955
    The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

    7.111955HD

    A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2005.

    The Man with the Golden Arm
  • 1962
    Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

    6.51962HD

    At a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction for both clients and the shrewd madam. The arrival of Dove Linkhorn, her lovesick...

    Walk on the Wild Side
  • 1955
    The Indian Fighter

    The Indian Fighter

    The Indian Fighter

    6.11955HD

    A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

    The Indian Fighter
  • 1956
    Trapeze

    Trapeze

    Trapeze

    6.21956HD

    A pair of men try to perform the dangerous "triple" in their trapeze act. Problems arise when the duo is made into a trio following the addition of a...

    Trapeze
  • 1964
    Circus World

    Circus World

    Circus World

    6.1291964HD

    Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind...

    Circus World
  • 1948
    Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

    71948HD

    A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

    Portrait of Jennie
  • 1938
    Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    7.61938HD

    Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry...

    Angels with Dirty Faces
  • 1957
    A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

    5.71957HD

    An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to...

    A Farewell to Arms