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Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood

Apr 29, 2008 · 31m
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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.

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John Parsons
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Rick Jewell
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Leonard Maltin
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Sarah Marcus
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Bill Savage
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Richard Schickel
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Released
Original language
EN
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Lucasfilm Ltd.
Country
US
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