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
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