The Prodigal (1931 film)
1931 film
- February 21, 1931 (1931-02-21)
Running time
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
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
See also
- Pre-Code sex films
References
- ^ Doherty, pp. 113–114
Sources
- 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
- 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
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Films directed by Harry A. Pollard
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- Infatuation (1915)
- The Danger Game (1918)
- The Invisible Ray (1920)
- Trimmed (1922)
- Confidence (1922)
- The Loaded Door (1922)
- Trifling with Honor (1923)
- K – The Unknown (1924)
- Sporting Youth (1924)
- The Reckless Age (1924)
- Oh Doctor! (1925)
- I'll Show You the Town (1925)
- California Straight Ahead (1925)
- The Cohens and Kellys (1926)
- Poker Faces (1926)
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)
- Show Boat (1929)
- Tonight at Twelve (1929)
- Undertow (1930)
- Shipmates (1931)
- The Prodigal (1931)
- When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932)
- Fast Life (1932)
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