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g017 BEN HUR candid 9x10 movie still '25 chariot whipping scene!

Date Sold 8/16/2007
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An Original Vintage Theatrical 9" x 10" Movie Still (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!
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Important Added Info: Note that the still shows a great candid image of Ramon Navarro and Francis X. Bushman in their chariots. The snipe on the still claims that Bushman "accidentally" whipped and hurt Navarro, but the image is obviously staged (although it is certainly possible they were re-creating what actually happened earlier in the filming!). Also note that a paper snipe was glued to the back of the still, and then folded over to the front. This was done rather than gluing the snipe to the back, so that the snipe could be unfolded and the still could be displayed with the snipe unfolded, which would let moviegoers read the information on the snipe in the lobby (and of course, the snipe would be folded backwards, so it would not show). This was done with many stills of the 1930s, but often, the snipes are either partially or completely lost, because it is easier for them to be torn off. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE SNIPE DOES NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE FRONT OF THE STILL! Also note that this still measures 9" x 10", not 8" x 10".

Condition: good to very good. There are tiny chips of paper loss and some creases around the edges of the still (more so in the top blank border), but otherwise, the still is in pretty good condition! Note that the chips in the top blank border were surely caused by this still measuring 9" x 10". Anyone could neatly trim the extra 1" off of the top of the top blank border, and that would correct those defects, and the still would measure 8" x 10"!
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