Ben Hecht Movies

  • 1948
    Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

    Portrait of Jennie

    7.11948HD

    A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

    Portrait of Jennie
  • 1988
    Switching Channels

    Switching Channels

    Switching Channels

    6.11988HD

    A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

    Switching Channels
  • 1964
    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    6.91964HD

    An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's...

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao
  • 1949
    Love Happy

    Love Happy

    Love Happy

    5.821949HD

    The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

    Love Happy
  • 1939
    It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

    6.41939HD

    Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by...

    It's a Wonderful World
  • 1941
    Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

    5.81941HD

    Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their...

    Second Chorus
  • 1948
    The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

    The Miracle of the Bells

    6.31948HD

    The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three...

    The Miracle of the Bells
  • 1950
    Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

    6.41950HD

    The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous...

    Whirlpool
  • 1958
    Queen of Outer Space

    Queen of Outer Space

    Queen of Outer Space

    4.81958HD

    A mission to Venus discovers the planet inhabited only by women led by their evil Queen Yllana. Yllana had all the men of Venus killed, now that's...

    Queen of Outer Space
  • 1933
    Design for Living

    Design for Living

    Design for Living

    7.21933HD

    An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

    Design for Living
  • 1937
    The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

    6.61937HD

    A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community...

    The Hurricane
  • 1949
    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    6.41949HD

    An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials...

    The Inspector General
  • 1937
    The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

    7.51937HD

    A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king...

    The Prisoner of Zenda
  • 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
  • 1931
    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    5.91931HD

    Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet
  • 1942
    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

    6.31942HD

    Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video...

    Tales of Manhattan
  • 1956
    The Iron Petticoat

    The Iron Petticoat

    The Iron Petticoat

    5.81956HD

    Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain...

    The Iron Petticoat
  • 1932
    Back Street

    Back Street

    Back Street

    6.11932HD

    A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.

    Back Street
  • 1947
    Ride the Pink Horse

    Ride the Pink Horse

    Ride the Pink Horse

    7.21947HD

    A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

    Ride the Pink Horse
  • 1935
    Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

    6.61935HD

    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