The Modern Prodigal (1910)
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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Guy Hedlund as The Prodigal Son |
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George Nichols as The Sheriff |
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Kate Bruce as The Sheriff's Wife |
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Jack Pickford as The Sheriff's Son |
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Clara T. Bracy as The Prodigal's Mother |
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Dell Henderson as At Post Office |
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James Kirkwood as |
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Mack Sennett as |
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William J. Butler as A Farmer |
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Edward Dillon as Guard |
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Frank Evans as Guard |
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Francis J. Grandon as At Post Office |
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Robert Harron as At Post Office |
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Dell Henderson as At Post Office |
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W. Chrystie Miller as |
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Anthony O'Sullivan as At Farewell |
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Alfred Paget as Guard |
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Lester Predmore as Boy Swimming |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Crew | Billy Bitzer | Cinematography |
| Writing | Dell Henderson | Writer |
| Writing | Bess Meredyth | Writer |
