Ben Hur : [screenplay] from the immortal novel / by General Lew Wallace ; and the stage play by William Young ; as produced by A.L. Erlanger ; written for the screen by June Mathis. [ca. 1924]

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Ben Hur : [screenplay] from the immortal novel / by General Lew Wallace ; and the stage play by William Young ; as produced by A.L. Erlanger ; written for the screen by June Mathis. [ca. 1924]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50705626

Early, rough version of shooting script for silent film Ben-Hur (1926) before writer Mathis as well as original director and lead actor were removed from the project and the movie reworked. The finished film does not follow this version of the screenplay.

[12], 513, 6 leaves ; 30 cm.

Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library

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Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905

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Lewis "Lew" Wallace was born on April 10, 1827, in Brookville, Indiana. He was the second of four sons born to Esther French Wallace (née Test) and David Wallace. Lew's father, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, left the military in 1822 and moved to Brookville, where he established a law practice and entered Indiana politics. David served in the Indiana General Assembly and later as the state's lieutenant governor, and governor, and as a member of Congress. Lew Wal...

Mathis, June, 1892-1927

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Boyle, John W., -1959

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Erlanger, Abraham L., 1859-1930

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Young, William, 1847-1920

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William Young (1847-1920) was an American poet and playwright. Initially a law student, Young turned to drama and writing early in his career, favoring the blank verse technique. His works include "Pendragon," "The Rajah" and "Ganelon." His best-known work is his dramatization of Lew Wallace's "Ben-Hur." From the guide to the William Young Correspondence, 1882-1919, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...