The Modern Prodigal

The Modern Prodigal

A Story In Symbolism

5.213 min
Drama

Overview

In the opening of this subject we find the callow youth as he points towards the city's spires, exclaiming to his dear old mother, "Mother, there in the big city is my sphere. There will I turn the world over." Off he goes cityward, ambitious and presumptuous, and perhaps we may add reckless. Alas, the city's whirl is quite a change from the simple quiet life in the country and the youth falls a victim to the snares that beset the unsophisticated.

Movie Info

Release Date: 8/28/1910

Runtime: 13 min

Director: D.W. Griffith

Writers: Dell Henderson, Bess Meredyth

Top Cast

George Nichols

George Nichols

The Sheriff

Kate Bruce

Kate Bruce

The Sheriff's Wife

Jack Pickford

Jack Pickford

The Sheriff's Son

Clara T. Bracy

Clara T. Bracy

The Prodigal's Mother

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

At Post Office

James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

Edward Dillon

Edward Dillon

Guard

Francis J. Grandon

Francis J. Grandon

At Post Office

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

At Post Office

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