The Prodigal

by Lana Turner, Richard Thorpe, Samuel James Larsen Joseph

$250 · Offered by Royal Books

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM , 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film, showing a bejeweled Lana Turner posing next to a treasure trunk. Two manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. Based on the Biblical story, about a wealthy young man who renounces his faith after he is seduced by a pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune while traveling in Damascus. 8 x 10 inches. Short closed tear on the top edge

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