BEN HECHT: SHAKESPEARE OF HOLLYWOOD

2008

31 min.

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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.

Original Title

Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

Plot Summary

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.

Release Date

April 29, 2008