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The Prodigal poster

The Prodigal

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

46
Audience
NR 1955 · 1h 52m
Adventure, Drama
Starring Lana Turner · Edmund Purdom · Louis Calhern
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About

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.

Theatrical
May 6, 1955
Director
Richard Thorpe
Writer
Maurice Zimm
Producer
Charles Schnee
Music
Bronislau Kaper
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
sexual obsession prostitute faith goddess human sacrifice paganism dungeon pagan priestess love potion prodigal son runaway slave
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Cast

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L
Lana Turner
Samarra
E
Edmund Purdom
Micah
L
Louis Calhern
Nahreeb
A
Audrey Dalton
Ruth
J
James Mitchell
Asham
N
Neville Brand
Rhakim
W
Walter Hampden
Eli
T
Taina Elg
Elissa
F
Francis L. Sullivan
Bosra
J
Joseph Wiseman
Carmish
J
John Dehner
Joram
S
Sandy Descher
Yasmin
C
Cecil Kellaway
Governor
P
Philip Tonge
Barber-Surgeon
D
David Leonard
Blind Man
H
Henry Daniell
Ramadi
P
Paul Cavanagh
Tobiah
D
Dayton Lummis
Caleb
T
Tracey Roberts
Tahra
J
Jarma Lewis
Uba

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