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Auction History Result 6h0086 BEN-HUR insert 1925 Ramon Novarro with May McAvoy & riding in the chariot race, rare! Date Sold 4/14/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14 1/2" x 33 1/2" [37 x 85 cm]) (Learn More) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, the classic 1925 Fred Niblo & Alfred Raboch silent religious epic ("A tale of the Christ by General Lew Wallace"; "A tale of the life of Christ"; "Never will I forget thee"; "A doomed slave, his spirit was unbroken"; "The Great Chariot Race"; "Before the chariot race... Esther bids godspeed to Ben-Hur"; "Produced from the scenario of Carey Wilson. Adaptation by June Mathis"; "From the novel published and copyrighted by Harper and Brothers"; "From the immortal novel by Gen. Lew Wallace"; "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in arrangement with Abraham L. Erlanger, Charles B. Dillingham & Florenz Ziegfeld Jr."; it includes the famous sea battle and chariot race that the later version of this movie is most famous for) starring Ramon Novarro (in the title role as Ben-Hur), Betty Bronson (as Mary), May McAvoy (as Esther), Francis X. Bushman (as Messala), Carmel Myers (as Iras), Kathleen Key (as Tirzah), Frank Currier, Claire McDowell, Clark Gable (as a Roman guard; in one of his 14 uncredited roles prior to making his real debut in 1931's "The Painted Desert"), and Claude Payton (as Jesus Christ). Note that this movie was advertised as being "Filmed in its entirety in Italy", but actually, several of the scenes were filmed in Hollywood! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this insert, and only one in the last 17 years (one of those examples had been hand colored, and the other had no color like this one)! Also note that this insert shows the most famous scenes from the movie, including the chariot race, and Ben Hur as a galley slave (the one-sheet does not show either of these scenes, but rather a close up of Ramon Novarro and Betty Bronson). Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 14 1/2" x 33 1/2" [37 x 85 cm]. Note that because the poster was folded in the usual way and because it is fragile, we will send it folded in a standard flat package. It would make no sense to roll the poster, because rolling the poster would surely cause it to become damaged. We hope the new owner of this rare and historic poster will have it professionally paperbacked and display it on their wall! Condition: good. Someone trimmed some of the blank area from the top and bottom of the poster, but only blank white paper was affected. There are two lines of faint brown stains in the top quarter of the poster, mostly in the background, but entering Novarro's chest. There are a few tiny areas of paper loss and tiny tears in the borders, and someone put small pieces of tape on the back of them. After restoration by a talented professional, this poster will display wonderfully! Learn More about condition grades 
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