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The Prodigal
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The Prodigal

May 6, 1955
1h 52m
★ 4.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
Adventure

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Lana Turner

Samarra

Lana Turner

Edmund Purdom

Micah

Edmund Purdom

Louis Calhern

Nahreeb

Louis Calhern

Audrey Dalton

Ruth

Audrey Dalton

James Mitchell

Asham

James Mitchell

Neville Brand

Rhakim

Neville Brand

Walter Hampden

Eli

Walter Hampden

Taina Elg

Elissa

Taina Elg

Francis L. Sullivan

Bosra

Francis L. Sullivan

Joseph Wiseman

Carmish

Joseph Wiseman

John Dehner

Joram

John Dehner

Sandy Descher

Yasmin

Sandy Descher

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