The Prodigal (1931 film)

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.

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