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The Prodigal

Richard Thorpe

1955 • 1h 52m

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.

The Prodigal

The Prodigal - Trailer

Cast

Lana Turner

Lana TurnerSamarra

Edmund Purdom

Edmund PurdomMicah

Louis Calhern

Louis CalhernNahreeb

Audrey Dalton

Audrey DaltonRuth

James Mitchell

James MitchellAsham

Neville BrandRhakim

Walter Hampden

Walter HampdenEli

Taina Elg

Taina ElgElissa

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. SullivanBosra

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph WisemanCarmish

John Dehner

John DehnerJoram

Sandy Descher

Sandy DescherYasmin

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil KellawayGovernor

Philip Tonge

Philip TongeBarber-Surgeon

David LeonardBlind Man

Crew

Richard Thorpe

Richard ThorpeDirector

Joseph I. Breen

Joseph I. BreenAdaptation

Charles Schnee

Charles SchneeProducer

Bronislau Kaper

Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer

Joseph Ruttenberg

Joseph RuttenbergDirector of Photography

Randall Duell

Randall DuellArt Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Designer

Chester Hayes

Chester HayesStunts

Chuck Hicks

Chuck HicksStunts

John Hudkins

John HudkinsStunts

Cliff Lyons

Cliff LyonsStunts

Gil Perkins

Gil PerkinsStunts

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