Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1931)

12/01/1931 2h 23m

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Ramon Novarro

as Judah Ben-Hur

Born 02/05/1899

Died 10/30/1968, age

Francis X. Bushman

as Messala

Born 01/09/1883

Died 08/23/1966, age

May McAvoy

as Esther

Born 09/06/1899

Died 04/26/1984, age

Betty Bronson

as Mary

Born 11/17/1906

Died 10/19/1971, age

Claire McDowell

as Princess of Hur

Born 10/31/1877

Died 10/23/1966, age

Carmel Myers

as Iras

Born 04/04/1899

Died 11/09/1980, age

Charles Belcher

as Balthazar

Born 07/26/1872

Died 12/10/1943, age

John Barrymore

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 02/15/1882

Died 05/29/1942, age

Lionel Barrymore

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 04/28/1878

Died 11/15/1954, age

Joan Crawford

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 03/23/1904

Died 05/10/1977, age

Douglas Fairbanks

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 05/22/1883

Died 12/12/1939, age

Janet Gaynor

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Born 10/06/1906

Died 09/14/1984, age

John Gilbert

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 07/10/1897

Died 01/09/1936, age

Dorothy Gish

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 03/09/1898

Died 06/04/1968, age

Lillian Gish

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 10/14/1893

Died 02/27/1993, age

Henry King

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 01/24/1886

Died 06/29/1982, age

Harold Lloyd

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 04/18/1893

Died 03/08/1971, age

Carole Lombard

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Born 10/06/1908

Died 01/16/1942, age

Mary Pickford

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

Born 04/07/1892

Died 05/29/1979, age

Gary Cooper

as Roman Guard (uncredited)

Born 05/07/1901

Died 05/13/1961, age

Clark Gable

as Roman Guard (uncredited)

Born 02/01/1901

Died 11/16/1960, age

Myrna Loy

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Born 08/02/1905

Died 12/14/1993, age