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Auction History Result #6515 BEN HUR Swedish '25 Ramon Novarro Date Sold 2/4/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Swedish Movie Poster (measures 12" x 25 1/2") (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: This Swedish poster measures 12" x 25 1/2" and is folded. Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: fine. minor creases at right end of horizontal foldline; poster has darkened slightly around the edges; other than these very minor defects, the poster is in wonderful condition considering it is 78 years old! Learn More about condition grades 
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