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  • The Prodigal's Return (1917)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Prodigal's Return (1917)
Short | Short, Drama
Jim and Harry Carter are sons of a well-to-do farmer. Jim is hard working and economical, while Harry is a gay young dog. Cora Ransom, the village belle, favors Harry, while Jim secretly loves the girl. The mother's estate yields each one ...See moreJim and Harry Carter are sons of a well-to-do farmer. Jim is hard working and economical, while Harry is a gay young dog. Cora Ransom, the village belle, favors Harry, while Jim secretly loves the girl. The mother's estate yields each one of the boys two thousand dollars. Harry takes his money and goes to the city, where he falls among evil companions. To cover his absence, he writes home that he is in business and prospering. Cora, believing herself forgotten by Harry, turns to Jim for comfort. Harry, now a derelict, is persuaded to break into the rooms of the owner of a gambling den, but remorseful and appreciating the depths into which he has sunken, resolves to return home. Jim is about to become a partner in his father's business, and to win Cora, when Harry returns home. The father and the girl are both delighted upon the return of the prodigal. Jim is enraged, and going to the city, finds the man who was robbed by Harry, and arranges for a warrant for Harry's arrest. The officer is to appear at the Carter home on the very day when the father is to give a feast to celebrate the return of the prodigal son. The day of the feast arrives, and the aged father gets the Bible and reads the parable of the prodigal son. Under the influence of the powerful story, Jim goes out, stops the detective and buys Harry's freedom with his own two thousand dollars, which he has saved. See less
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Director
Otis Thayer
Writer
A. DeFord Pitney
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Updated Jun 30, 1917
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Jun 1917 (United States)

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4 cast members
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Casson Ferguson
Harry Carter Harry Carter   See fewer
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