 Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ 1925  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Ben-Hur
Director: Fred Niblo
Cast: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Frank Currier, Myrna Loy, Claire McDowell, Nigel De Brulier, Betty Bronson, Kathleen Key, Carmel Myers, Mitchell Lewis, Leo White, Charles Belcher, Dale Fuller, Winter Hall
Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) is falsely accused of a crime by his childhood friend, Massala (Francis X. Bushman), and is imprisoned. Later, Ben-Hur returns to seek vengeance but, instead, becomes a Christian and takes Christ as his savior in this excellent film that took years in the making.
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The Big Parade 1925 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: John Gilbert, Renee Adoree, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams, Robert Ober, Tom O'Brien, Karl Dane, Rosita Marstini, Julianne Johnston, Kathleen Key, Carl Voss, Carl "Major" Roup, Harry Crocker
Love–among the horrors of the Western Front–conquers all in this story about American soldier Jim Apperson (John Gilbert) who is sent to France during World War I and falls in love with Melisande (Renee Adoree). After the tragedy of being wounded and losing his leg, Jim searches for his lost love.
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| 1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (1925)
aka: Ben-Hur
2. The Big Parade (1925)
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