Marton conceived the idea of showing that Ben-Hur was able to land on and cling to the front of his chariot, then scramble back into the quadriga while the horses kept going.
Marton memajukan gagasan yang menunjukkan bahwa Ben-Hur dapat mendarat dan merangkak ke depan kereta perangnya, kemudian berbalik ke quadriga saat kuda-kudanya masih berjalan.