Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ (1925)

Ben-Hur (1925) - (Original Trailer)

A rebellious Israelite prince out for vengeance crosses paths with the Messiah in the 1925 version of Ben-Hur starring Ramon Novarro.

Ben-Hur (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Jehovah Smite You!

As the Roman governor arrives in Jerusalem, Tirzah (Kathleen Key), sister of the hero Judah (Ramon Novarro), knocks a tile from the roof, causing a dust up with his heretofore welcomed old friend Messala (Francis X. Bushman), now a Roman officer, in MGM's Ben-Hur, 1925.

Ben-Hur (1925) -- (Movie Clip) The Prophets Are Fulfilled

Rejoining the three wise men, introducing the shepherds, spectacular trick photography and Mary (Betty Bronson) with child, still in the opening reel of MGM's epic Ben-Hur, 1925.

Ben-Hur (1925) -- (Movie Clip) The Young Prince

Introduction of the titular hero Judah (Ramon Novarro), about Jerusalem, meeting Esther (May McAvoy), the daughter of his family's trusted slave, early in MGM's Ben-Hur, 1925.

Ben-Hur (1925) -- (Movie Clip) Pagan Rome

Gaudy credits, prologue and large sets opening the famous MGM 1925 production of Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X. Bushman, produced by Irving Thalberg.