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The Modern Prodigal

The Modern Prodigal

1913Short
ShortDrama

Part One: With all the good influences and favorable surroundings of a model home, Mr. and Mrs. Gray cannot understand why their son, Jack, does not prefer it to all other places. Jack seeks pleasure elsewhere and his father finds...

Director
Van Dyke Brooke
Writers
N/A
Stars
Van Dyke Brooke, Mary Maurice, James Morrison
Release Date
March 28, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Van Dyke Brooke
Van Dyke Brooke
as Mr. Gray, a Banker
Mary Maurice
Mary Maurice
as Mrs. Gray
James Morrison
James Morrison
as Jack Gray, Their Son
Jean
Jean
as Jean, the Dog

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Vitagraph Company of America

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

A very fair two-reel feature
by deickemeyer2017-08-26

""The modern prodigal" is apt to come back rich and pay off the mortgage on the old home. In this case, the home has been auctioned away, and the youth buys it back and saves his white-haired mother from scrubbing the floors at the "home." Yet, though this is sentimental enough, the way its story is built up and acted makes it a very fair two-reel feature offering. Mrs. Maurice plays the old lady and gives a fine picture of a mother's solicitude for her wayward and wandering son. The stern father is as well played by Van Dyke Brooke, while James Morrison, in the role of..."

📖 Synopsis

Part One: With all the good influences and favorable surroundings of a model home, Mr. and Mrs. Gray cannot understand why their son, Jack, does not prefer it to all other places. Jack seeks pleasure elsewhere and his father finds...