The Prodigal (1931 film)
Appearance
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 |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
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 AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Lawrence Tibbett sings "The Peanut Vendor" from The Prodigal on YouTube, excerpt