The Bible in film Christ with a climactic resurrection scene in color. "King of Kings" was re-released in 1931 with a synchronized musical score. MGM's 1925 silent-era "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ", starring Ramon Novarro was the most expensive film of its time. It included two spectacular scenes: the sea galley battle with pirates and the famous chariot-race. Another "swords and sandals" epic of the 1920s was "Noah's Ark" which combined title cards with spoken dialogue. The major studios produced fewer epics during the 1940s due in part to wartime scarcity of resources. After the war, some of Hollywood's highest grossing films were
The White Cliffs of Dover (film) gliders to land - a premonition of the airborne attacks launched by Nazi Germany. According to MGM records, the film was a big hit and earned $6,294,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) at the box office, resulting in a profit of $1,784,000 (equivalent to $ million in ). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in Black and White. "White Cliffs of Dover" was adapted as a radio play on the September 18, 1946, episode of "Academy Award Theater", starring Irene Dunne in her original film role. The White Cliffs of Dover (film) The White