The Prodigal

The Prodigal
1955Drama112 mins
★★★★★

Plot

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.

  • Richard Thorpe

    Director

  • Maurice Zimm

    Screenplay

  • Joseph I. Breen

    Adaptation

  • Samuel James Larsen

    Adaptation

  • Joseph Ruttenberg

    Director of Photography

  • Harold F. Kress

    Editor

  • Lana Turner

    Samarra

  • Edmund Purdom

    Micah

  • Louis Calhern

    Nahreeb

  • Audrey Dalton

    Ruth

  • James Mitchell

    Asham

  • Neville Brand

    Rhakim

  • Walter Hampden

    Eli

  • Taina Elg

    Elissa

  • Francis L. Sullivan

    Bosra

  • Joseph Wiseman

    Carmish

  • John Dehner

    Joram

  • Sandy Descher

    Yasmin

  • Cecil Kellaway

    Governor

  • Philip Tonge

    Barber-Surgeon

  • David Leonard

    Blind Man

  • Henry Daniell

    Ramadi

  • Paul Cavanagh

    Tobiah

  • Dayton Lummis

    Caleb

  • Tracey Roberts

    Tahra

  • Jarma Lewis

    Uba

  • Jay Novello

    Merchant

  • Dorothy Adams

    Carpenter's Wife

  • Peter DeBear

    Carpenter's Son

  • Phyllis Graffeo

    Miriam

  • Patricia Iannone

    Deborah

  • Eugene Mazzola

    David

  • George Sawaya

    Kavak

  • Richard Devon

    Risafe

  • Ann Cameron

    Lahla

  • Gloria Dea

    Faradine

  • John Rosser

    Lirhan

  • Charles Wagenheim

    Zubeir

  • John George

    Citizen (uncredited)

  • Booth Colman

    Barber (uncredited)

  • John Damler

    Jailer (uncredited)

  • I. Stanford Jolley

    Murderer (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Neumann

    Mother (uncredited)

  • Tom Steele

    Slave (uncredited)

  • Joseph Mell

    Tailor (uncredited)

  • Allison Hayes

    (uncredited)

    • Runtime

    112 minutes

    Released

    1955-05-06

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • Bronislau Kaper

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    337 days ago

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