Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; 1925; dir: Fred Niblo; cast: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Carmel Myers. Vintage original 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) U.S. still photograph, fine condition. The image depicts an exterior shot of Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) holding the hand of two friends while Esther (May McAvoy) and her father, Simonides (Nigel De Brulier) watch. Novarro is wearing the costume from the film's most celebrated sequence, the chariot race, and this scene occurs just before that sequence. The detail in the actors' costumes can clearly be seen and appreciated in this still photograph. This vintage original still photograph is in fine condition with light signs of wear on the upper outer white border and at the upper left corner. The renowned screenwriter June Mathis adapted Lew Wallace's famous novel for the screen. The film's exciting chariot race between Ben-Hur and Messala (Francis X. Bushman) remains a landmark of the Silent Era.

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