The Prodigal (1931) Online
Jeffry Farraday has spent years wandering the country as a hobo, but has now returned to his wealthy Southern family's plantation. His welcome is none too enthusiastic, especially by his sister Catherine. Jeffry's brother Rodman has an unhappy marriage with Antonia, who is carrying on a loveless affair with a man named Carter Jerome. When Antonia decides to leave her husband and go away with Jerome, Jeffry attempts to talk her out of it, but without betraying the fact that he is falling in love with her himself. To avoid disrupting the family, Jeffry decides to return to the road with his hobo pals. But circumstances interfere with his plans.
Cast overview: | |||
Lawrence Tibbett | - | Jeffrey Farraday | |
Esther Ralston | - | Antonia Farraday | |
Roland Young | - | Doc aka Somerset Greenman | |
Cliff Edwards | - | Snipe, a Tramp | |
Purnell Pratt | - | Rodman Farraday | |
Hedda Hopper | - | Christine | |
Emma Dunn | - | Mrs. Cynthia Farraday | |
Stepin Fetchit | - | Hokey | |
Louis John Bartels | - | George | |
Theodore von Eltz | - | Carter Jerome | |
Wally Albright | - | Peter | |
Susanne Ransom | - | Elsbeth | |
Gertrude Howard | - | Naomi | |
John Larkin | - | Andrew Jackson Jones |
This is one of about two dozen feature films directed by Harry A. Pollard, which the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, in all 3 of their volumes, 1911-1920, 1921-1930 and 1931-1940, chooses to erroneously credit to comedian Harry (Snub) Pollard, who is, of course, a different person entirely.
Filmed in 1930, released in 1931, after considerable editing.
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