I watched this last night on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Ramon Novarro played Judah Ben Hur and Francis X. Bushman played his Roman adversary Messala. It was as good as the 1959 version with Charlton Heston, but there were fewer visual treats because of earlier film technology. That's all... Harry
I'm surprised they played a movie that old!! I like watching the silent movies. They were really better actors than they get credit for. Wonderful facial gestures.
I was watching that last night. I was amazed when the boats were ramming each other. It must have cost a fortune at the time because those were full-size models. Now, it would just be hitting some keys on the computer.