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Sidney Olcott
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Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Olcott in 1922
Olcott in 1922
Olcott's grave in Toronto, Ontario
Olcott's grave in Toronto, Ontario
Ben Hur (1907 film)
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Ben Hur is a 1907 American silent drama film set in ancient Rome, the first screen adaptation of Lew Wallace's popular 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Co-directed by Sidney Olcott and Frank
Sidney Olcott
…a minimum of one, one-reel picture of about a thousand feet every week. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including Ben Hur (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908), Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share…
Scene of Judah Ben-Hur (right) discussing with his sister Rome's misrule of Jerusalem
Scene of Judah Ben-Hur (right) discussing with his sister Rome's misrule of Jerusalem
William S. Hart's casting in the film remains unverified. This image likely relates to promotion of his many performances as Messala in the 1899-1900
William S. Hart's casting in the film remains unverified. This image likely relates to promotion of his many performances as Messala in the 1899-1900 Broadway production of Ben Hur.
Roman-era sets built by Pain's Fireworks Company at Manhattan Beach, c. 1903; the company where the film's co-director, Frank Oakes Rose, worked as a
Roman-era sets built by Pain's Fireworks Company at Manhattan Beach, c. 1903; the company where the film's co-director, Frank Oakes Rose, worked as a stage manager (Library of Congress Collection)
Advertisement in The Moving Picture World, December 1907
Advertisement in The Moving Picture World, December 1907