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Auction History Result f001 BEN HUR insert movie poster '25 Ramon Novarro, Bushman Date Sold 8/14/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36") (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 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). Also note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded, but it was fragile, and it had areas of paper loss and tears in the right borders, and some pinholes around the edges of the poster. The person who paperbacked the poster put new paper over the four borders (this is commonly done, and is not considered a major defect by most collectors, as only blank white paper is affected). There was a circular hole in the top right of the image, near the top of the water, 1/2" below the blue sky. There was a semi-circular area of paper loss in the orange background at the top right of the orange area, and a 4" tear in the lower right border, extending across Navarro's cheek and ending in his nose. The poster was quite expertly restored, and I only saw the above defects when I examined the poster from inches away, and when holding it in front of an extremely bright light. I would think the vast majority of collectors would have no idea the image area had been restored at all, unless it is specifically pointed out to them, and this rare and historic poster will look great on anyone's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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