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The Prodigal
The Prodigal

The Prodigal

The story of Woman's Beauty and Man's Temptation!

Genres

DramaAdventure

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

06 May 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Samarra

Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Micah

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Nahreeb

Audrey Dalton

Audrey Dalton

Ruth

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Asham

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Rhakim

Walter Hampden

Walter Hampden

Eli

Taina Elg

Taina Elg

Elissa

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Bosra

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Carmish

John Dehner

John Dehner

Joram

Sandy Descher

Sandy Descher

Yasmin

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Governor

Philip Tonge

Philip Tonge

Barber-Surgeon

David Leonard

David Leonard

Blind Man

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Ramadi

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Tobiah

Dayton Lummis

Dayton Lummis

Caleb

Tracey Roberts

Tracey Roberts

Tahra

Jarma Lewis

Jarma Lewis

Uba

Jay Novello

Jay Novello

Merchant

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Carpenter's Wife

Peter DeBear

Peter DeBear

Carpenter's Son

Phyllis Graffeo

Phyllis Graffeo

Miriam

Patricia Iannone

Patricia Iannone

Deborah

Eugene Mazzola

Eugene Mazzola

David

George Sawaya

George Sawaya

Kavak

Richard Devon

Richard Devon

Risafe

Ann Cameron

Ann Cameron

Lahla

Gloria Dea

Gloria Dea

Faradine

John Rosser

John Rosser

Lirhan

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Zubeir

John George

John George

Citizen (uncredited)

Booth Colman

Booth Colman

Barber (uncredited)

John Damler

John Damler

Jailer (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Murderer (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Mother (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Slave (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Tailor (uncredited)

Allison Hayes

Allison Hayes

(uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

Chieftain

Diana Deane

Diana Deane

Woman (uncredited)

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