Identity
Who's the buff slave boy sitting with Nero during the Colisseum scequences?
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What on earth would cause you to make such a statement?
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Chances are likely that the anonymous slave was played by one of the thousands of pretty-boy models sniffing around Hollywood looking for work.
Unlike the male "actors" of the period, a model would have had no qualms about appearing nude in a film if it allowed him screen time (there is a similar and even more exposing shot in the silent BEN HUR where an extremely buff naked male slave is standing completely exposed from head to foot with his back to us during the galley slave sequences).
Whoever this boy was, he certainly got some substantial screen time for an unidentified extra. DeMille thoroughly enjoyed presenting "faces" and focusing on the people amid the spectacle of his films -a crucial distinction completely lost and forgotten in today's films.
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Sorry that it's taken me so terribly long to getting around to checking my postings,and the replies.
I'm aware of the scene that you describe in the slient"Ben Hur,"and did,indeed,notice the full length au naturel shot from behind.He's quite delectable,as well.
By the way,just for the record,the real name of the slave boy waiting on Nero happens to be Georges Bruggerman.It seems that he was Belgian national,who came to Hollywood,and functioned quite effectively as a stuntman.who additionally did bit parts.
Hi,one can never be too rich or have too many friends. Thanks for info,I.too,wondered who the good looking kid was next to Nero. He looked naked,was he? Or was it artistic shot with convenient g-string? If u like buff bods,check out cute waiter in Drop Dead Fred who loses his roman toga and exposes his naked body to the party guests.
schweinhundt1967, that nice looking young man caught my attention too. I was like, oooo 1932 eye candy. Unfortunately, he didn't stand up or move around much. Oh well.
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