The Prodigal (1955)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.505 |
Directed By
Richard Thorpe
Crew
Richard Thorpe
Joseph I. Breen
Samuel James Larsen
Maurice Zimm
Charles Schnee
Bronislau Kaper
Joseph Ruttenberg
Harold F. Kress
Randall Duell
Cedric Gibbons
Henry Grace
Edwin B. Willis
Herschel McCoy
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
TOP CAST
Lana Turner
Samarra
Edmund Purdom
Micah
Louis Calhern
Nahreeb
Audrey Dalton
Ruth
James Mitchell
Asham
Neville Brand
Rhakim
Walter Hampden
Eli
Taina Elg
Elissa
Francis L. Sullivan
Bosra
Joseph Wiseman
Carmish
John Dehner
Joram
Sandy Descher
Yasmin
Cecil Kellaway
Governor
Philip Tonge
Barber-Surgeon
David Leonard
Blind Man
Henry Daniell
Ramadi
Paul Cavanagh
Tobiah
Dayton Lummis
Caleb
Tracey Roberts
Tahra
Jarma Lewis
Uba
Jay Novello
Merchant
Dorothy Adams
Carpenter's Wife
Peter DeBear
Carpenter's Son
Phyllis Graffeo
Miriam
Patricia Iannone
Deborah
Eugene Mazzola
David
George Sawaya
Kavak
Richard Devon
Risafe
Ann Cameron
Lahla
Gloria Dea
Faradine
John Rosser
Lirhan
Charles Wagenheim
Zubeir
John George
Citizen (uncredited)
Booth Colman
Barber (uncredited)
John Damler
Jailer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Murderer (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Mother (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Slave (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Tailor (uncredited)
Allison Hayes
(uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Chieftain
Diana Deane
Woman (uncredited)
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