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The Prodigal (1931 film)
The Prodigal is a 1931 Pre-Code early talkie film starring Lawrence Tibbett, Esther Ralston, Roland Young and Hedda Hopper. The film was extremely provocative in its time in that it viewed adultery in a non-judgmental, even positive light.[1]
| The Prodigal | |
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Lobby card featuring Lawrence Tibbett and Esther Ralston | |
| Directed by | Harry A. Pollard |
| Screenplay by | Bess Meredyth Wells Root |
| Based on | The Southerner short story by Bess Meredyth Wells Root |
| Produced by | Paul Bern |
| Starring | Lawrence Tibbett Esther Ralston Roland Young Cliff Edwards Purnell Pratt Hedda Hopper Stepin Fetchit |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Margaret Booth |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
This article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast edit
- Lawrence Tibbett as Jeffrey Farraday
- Esther Ralston as Antonia Farraday
- Roland Young as Doc aka Somerset Greenman
- Cliff Edwards as Snipe, a Tramp
- Purnell Pratt as Rodman Farraday
- Hedda Hopper as Christine
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Cynthia Farraday
- Stepin Fetchit as Hokey
- Louis John Bartels as George
- Theodore von Eltz as Carter Jerome
- Wally Albright as Peter
- Susanne Ransom as Elsbeth
- Gertrude Howard as Naomi
- John Larkin as Andrew Jackson Jones
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Doherty, pp. 113–114
Sources edit
- Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema 1930-1934. New York: Columbia University Press 1999. ISBN 0-231-11094-4
External links edit
- The Prodigal at the TCM Movie Database
- The Prodigal at IMDb
- The Prodigal at AllMovie
- The Prodigal at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lawrence Tibbett sings "The Peanut Vendor" from The Prodigal on YouTube, excerpt