The Prodigal
5.2
“The story of Woman's Beauty and Man's Temptation!”
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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Cast
83 people
Lana Turner
Samarra
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Imitation of Life
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Edmund Purdom
Micah
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Louis Calhern
Nahreeb
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Notorious
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Audrey Dalton
Ruth
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James Mitchell
Asham
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The Band Wagon
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Neville Brand
Rhakim
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Walter Hampden
Eli
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Sabrina
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Taina Elg
Elissa
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Hercules in New York
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Francis L. Sullivan
Bosra
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Night and the City
Great Expectations
Joseph Wiseman
Carmish
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Dr. No
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John Dehner
Joram
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Airplane II: The Sequel
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Yasmin
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Richard Thorpe Director · Maurice Zimm Screenplay Bronislau Kaper Composer
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $2.8M · United States release May 6, 1955
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Budget
$2,783,000
Worldwide gross
$4,143,000
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 6, 1955
Theatrical
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