Ben-Hur (1959 film) New York City on November 18, 1959. Present at the premiere were William Wyler, Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Martha Scott, Ramon Novarro (who played Judah Ben-Hur in the 1925 silent film version), Spyros Skouras (president of the 20th Century Fox), Barney Balaban (president of Paramount Pictures), Jack L. Warner (president of Warner Bros.), Leonard Goldenson (president of the American Broadcasting Company), Moss Hart (playwright), Robert Kintner (an ABC Television executive), Sidney Kingsley (playwright), and Adolph Zukor (founder of Paramount Pictures). During its initial release the film earned $33.6 million in North American theater rentals (the distributor's share of
Paul Vermoyal in the Charles Burguet directed serial film "The Mysteries of Paris" as Maître Ferrand. The film serial ran in twelve installments and was based on the novel of the same name by Eugène Sue. Other prominent film roles of the era include appearances in the Léonce Perret directed "Koenigsmark" (1923), starring Maurice Lehmann and Huguette Duflos; the Edward José directed "Terreur" (1924), opposite American actress Pearl White; and the American film "The Arab" (1924), directed by Rex Ingram and starring Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry. His final film appearance was in the 1925 Benito Perojo directed "Au-delà de la mort