In the title compound, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(3), the benzohydrazide group is not planar and the mol-ecule exists in a trans configuration with respect to the methyl-idene unit. The dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings is 26.9 (2)°. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecular packing is stabilized by intra-molecular O-H⋯N and inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The inter-molecular hydrogen bonding forms chains parallel to the b axis.