Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925 film) his body. Gertrude Olmstead was cast as Esther. While on location in Italy, Walsh was fired and replaced by Ramon Novarro. The role of Esther went to May McAvoy. Shooting began in Rome, Italy in October 1923 under the direction of Charles Brabin who was replaced shortly after filming began. Additional recastings (including Ramon Novarro as Ben-Hur) and a change of director caused the production's budget to skyrocket. After two years of difficulties and accidents, the production was eventually moved back to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Culver City, California and production resumed in the spring of 1925. B. Reeves Eason and Christy
David Novarro Novarro and his co-anchor Tamron Hall hosted the morning broadcast for seven years, beginning in 2000. David Novarro was recruited to Fox Chicago from WABC-TV in New York, where he was the morning weekend anchor and general assignment reporter. Novarro has won several Emmys and received much recognition for his work on many influential stories. The documentary "Cropsey" is based on a real life serial killer that was the subject of exclusive reports Novarro first broke on Eyewitness news. He graduated from New York University. His producer credits include the "Morning Show with Regis Philbin" at WABC-TV, "Two on the