Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The story

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

Cast

R Ramon NovarroJudah Ben-Hur F Francis X. BushmanMessala M May McAvoyEsther B Betty BronsonMary C Claire McDowellPrincess of Hur K Kathleen KeyTirzah C Carmel MyersIras N Nigel De BrulierSimonides M Mitchell LewisSheik Ilderim L Leo WhiteSanballat F Frank CurrierQuintus Arrius C Charles BelcherBalthazar

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D Dale FullerAmrah W Winter HallJoseph R Reginald BarkerChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) J John BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) L Lionel BarrymoreChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) C Clarence BrownChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) M Manuel CaballeroRoman Guard (uncredited) G Gilbert Clayton(uncredited) J Joan CrawfordChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) J Jacob DanceWealthy Man (uncredited) M Marion DaviesChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) W William DonovanCharioteer of Corinthian Bay Team (uncredited) B Bill ElliottChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) R Ray Erlenborn(uncredited) D Douglas FairbanksChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) G George FitzmauriceChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) S Sidney FranklinChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) R Rosita GarciaSlave Girl (uncredited) J Janet GaynorSlave Girl (uncredited) J John GilbertChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) D Dorothy GishChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) L Lillian GishChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) S Samuel GoldwynChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) H Harry GordonCenturion (uncredited) S Sid GraumanChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) W William GreenChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) N Noble JohnsonCrowd Member (uncredited) R Rupert JulianChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) H Henry KingChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) H Harold LloydChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) C Carole LombardSlave Girl (uncredited) C Cliff LyonsCharioteer (uncredited) M Mickey Millerick(uncredited) C Carlotta MontiSlave Girl (uncredited) C Colleen MooreChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) C Claude PaytonJesus Christ (uncredited) M Mary PickfordChariot Race Spectator (uncredited) S Satini PualoaExtra (uncredited) L Leonora Summers(uncredited) T Tom TylerCharioteer (uncredited) C Christiane YvesHedonist (uncredited) G Gary CooperRoman Guard (uncredited) C Clark GableRoman Guard (uncredited) M Myrna LoySlave Girl (uncredited)