In Manhattan, New York:The next scene is identified by another framed plaque - an address placard in Manhattan, the site of a duplex apartment for rent: "968 PARK AVE.Ben-Hur asserts that he is not ready to die - the god of his fathers will save him.Arrius offers to take Judah to Rome and train him as a gladiator or charioteer.Ben-Hur believes that his existence has a purpose, that his God will free him to take revenge on his enemy for wrongfully condemning and imprisoning him and his family.[Wynant""s alleged reappearance happened to coincide with he first of several murders of his close acquaintances.Films similar in theme involving Mounties and romance includedNorth of the Yukon (1939)and Cecil B.DeMille""s first Technicolored film,North West Mounted Police (1940).Plot SynopsisAn Opera Performance In Montreal, Canada:The film opened in Montreal, Canada where temperamental, headstrong, 23 year-old celebrated diva opera soprano singer Marie de Flor (Jeanette MacDonald) was on a successful opera tour throughout Canada.