The Prodigal (1931)
- Directed by
- Harry A. Pollard
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A famous singer gets caught up in romantic entanglements and faces the consequences of his wandering eye. The film treats his affairs as something playful rather than scandalous.
light-heartedromanticold-fashionedmusicalcheekyfast-pacedwhimsicalromantic
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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