Trivia / The Prodigal

• Old Shame: According to the DVD commentary, the film was very much this for Lana Turner.
• Star-Derailing Role: This film was meant to seal Edmund Purdom's stature as a leading man in Hollywood but flopped at the box office instead, impelling him to spend the rest of his career in Europe. His co-star Lana Turner avoided any harm to her career when this film failed with smash hits like Peyton Place and Imitation of Life.