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The Prodigal: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton. 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.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Richard Thorpe
- 1955-05-06
The Prodigal is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The film also features James Mitchell, Louis Calhern, Joseph Wiseman, Cecil Kellaway, Audrey Dalton, and Walter ...
23 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 5/10. Putty in the hands of the priestess of Baal. bkoganbing 16 May 2012. Based on the parable that Jesus told in St. Luke, The Prodigal is one of those biblical tales that isn't a biblical tale.
Third Coast Review- Recommended "...The Prodigal Daughter, now on stage at Raven Theatre, is the third and final installment in the Grand Boulevard Trilogy by playwright Joshua Allen. The commissioned work is the third to be produced by Raven, but it's chronologically the prequel to the other plays.
The Prodigal opened to generally poor critical reception, with a number of reviews unfavorably comparing the brevity of the Biblical parable with the length of the film. Several critics also commented that the scantily clad Lana Turner would not have been out of place on the runway of Minsky's burlesque house.
- Richard Thorpe, Arvid Griffen
- Lana Turner
Review by David Clarke ★★★ Nobody does the bible like Hollywood, and there's ample proof in this telling of the famous story of a wealthy fuck up who leaves his family and his religion for a sexy pagan priestess.
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