Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood (2008)
2008 · 0h 31m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Writers: David R. O'Dell
Editor: Marta Wohl
Cast
John Parsons as NarratorRick Jewell as SelfLeonard Maltin as SelfSarah Marcus as SelfBill Savage as SelfRichard Schickel as SelfMore like this
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