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
Ramon A. Estella Ramon A. Estella Ramon A. Estella (1911 – 1991) was a pre-war Philippines movie director and actor. 1. 1957 / Kembali Saorang / One Came Back / Ramon Estella / Malay Film Productions 2. 1958 / Anak Pontianak / Son of Pontianak / Ramon Estella / Malay Film Productions 3. 1958 / / The Rape of Malaya / Ramon Estella / Malay Film Productions 4. 1959 / / Love Crazy / Ramon Estella / Malay Film Productions 5. 1959 / Samseng / Gangster / Ramon Estella / Malay Film Productions 6. 1963 / / King of Dracula / Ramon Estella