The Prodigal

The Prodigal

112 mins | Drama | May 6, 1955

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

112 mins | Drama | May 6, 1955

The Prodigal
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.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Prodigal
Directors Richard Thorpe
Writers Samuel James Larsen, Joseph I. Breen, Maurice Zimm

Cast

Lana Turner

as Samarra

Edmund Purdom

as Micah

Louis Calhern

as Nahreeb

Audrey Dalton

as Ruth

James Mitchell

as Asham

Neville Brand

as Rhakim

Taina Elg

as Elissa

Joseph Wiseman

as Carmish

John Dehner

as Joram

Sandy Descher

as Yasmin

Cecil Kellaway

as Governor

Philip Tonge

as Barber-Surgeon

David Leonard

as Blind Man

Henry Daniell

as Ramadi

Paul Cavanagh

as Tobiah

Dayton Lummis

as Caleb

Tracey Roberts

as Tahra

Jarma Lewis

as Uba

Jay Novello

as Merchant

Dorothy Adams

as Carpenter's Wife

Peter DeBear

as Carpenter's Son

Phyllis Graffeo

as Miriam

Patricia Iannone

as Deborah

Eugene Mazzola

as David

George Sawaya

as Kavak

Richard Devon

as Risafe

Ann Cameron

as Lahla

Gloria Dea

as Faradine

John Rosser

as Lirhan

Charles Wagenheim

as Zubeir

John George

as Citizen (uncredited)

Booth Colman

as Barber (uncredited)

John Damler

as Jailer (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

as Murderer (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann

as Mother (uncredited)

Tom Steele

as Slave (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

as Tailor (uncredited)

Allison Hayes

as (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

as Chieftain