The Prodigal Judge (1922)

9.0/10 80 min Drama Romance

Overview

The story takes place in the pre-Civil War era South. Judge Price has a fondness for liquor which really goes into overdrive after his wife runs away with another man and she takes their boy with her. He then spends his time wandering around the country with his tee-totaling pal, Solomon Mahaffy. Years pass and the judge learns that his wife has died and her lover is trying to get his hands on her son's inheritance.

Cast

Jean Paige

Betty Malroy

Macklyn Arbuckle

Judge Slocum Price

Ernest Torrence

Solomon Mahaffy

Earle Foxe

Bruce Carrington

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Col. Fentress

Charles Kent

Gen. Quintard

Charles Eaton

Hannibal

Robert Milasch

Bob Yancy

George Bancroft

Cavendish

Peggy Shanor

Bess Hicks

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