The Prodigal
The story of Woman's Beauty and Man's Temptation!
1955 | 112m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Richard Thorpe |
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| Writer: | Samuel James Larsen, Maurice Zimm, Joseph I. Breen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 06, 1955 |
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| Director: | Richard Thorpe |
| Writer: | Samuel James Larsen, Maurice Zimm, Joseph I. Breen |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | sexual obsession, prostitute, faith, goddess, human sacrifice, paganism, dungeon, pagan, priestess, love potion, prodigal son, runaway slave |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Marion Ross | Greek (uncredited) |
| George Selk | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Woman Buying Grain (uncredited) |
| Ted Smile | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Pat Magurno | Egyptian (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Lame Man (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | Harun (uncredited) |
| Melba Liston | Servant (uncredited) |
| George J. Lewis | Guard (uncredited) |
| Rex Lease | Purveyor (uncredited) |
| Richard LaMarr | Citizen (uncredited) |
| George Keymas | Scribe (uncredited) |
| Maria Haro | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Diane Gump | Fox (uncredited) |
| Jo Gilbert | Mother (uncredited) |
| Joanna Dale | Bunny (uncredited) |
| Willa Pearl Curtis | Nubian Woman (uncredited) |
| Larry Chance | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Argentina Brunetti | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Zev Bufman | Worshipper (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Jolene Brand | Chinese (uncredited) |
| David Bond | Crier (uncredited) |
| Oscar Blank | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Ray Beltram | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Sam Bagley | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Alice Arzoumanian | Etruscan (uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| David Ahdar | Card Game Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Paul Ravel | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Jean Ransome | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Rose Plumer | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Milicent Patrick | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Harvey Parry | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Randall Duell | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Herschel McCoy | Costume Design |
| Samuel James Larsen | Adaptation |
| Maurice Zimm | Screenplay |
| Richard Thorpe | Director |
| Joseph I. Breen | Adaptation |
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Joe Canutt | Stunts |
| Chester Hayes | Stunts |
| Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Gil Perkins | Stunts |
| Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Louis Tomei | Stunts |
| Terry Wilson | Stunts |
| Arvid Griffen | Assistant Director |
| Hank Moonjean | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Schnee | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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