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The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood histo...
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Henry Byron Warner was the definitive cinematic Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927). He was born into a prominent theatrical family on October 26, 1875 in London. His father was Charles Warner, and his grandfather was James Warner, both prominent English actors. He replaced J.B. Warner as Jesus in The King of Kings (1927) when J.B. died of tuberculosis at age 29. (J.B ...
The King of Kings: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut. Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
When The King of Kings premiered in March 1927 at the brand new Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, it was a major event: all Hollywood was present and D.W. Griffith declared Cecil B. DeMille the greatest producer of all times (he was also the director, but producers were regarded as more important). Variety wrote: "Tremendous is The King ...
H.B. Warner. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. Henry Byron Warner was the definitive cinematic Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927). He was born into a prominent theatrical family on October 26, 1875 in London. His father was Charles Warner, and his grandfather was James Warner, both prominent English actors. He replaced J.B. Warner as Jesus in The King of Kings (1927) when ...
Apr 28, 2024 · H. B. Warner (26 October 1875 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor. He was a popular theatre and film actor during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings. In later years he worked as a respected supporting actor, notably in Frank Capra's films. Spouses: Mrs. Fred R. Hamlin (1907-1914) (her death)
Jan 1, 2004 · The King of Kings was first released in the spring of 1927, ... (H. B. Warner) has already embarked on his ministry, so it does not depict his birth or his baptism by his cousin John—but it does ...
