The Prodigal (1931 film)
1931 film
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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]
Directed byHarry A. Pollard
Screenplay byBess Meredyth
Wells Root
Wells Root
Based on
The Southerner
short story
by Bess Meredyth
Wells Root
short story
by Bess Meredyth
Wells Root
Produced byPaul Bern
| The Prodigal | |
|---|---|
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
Cast
- 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
