dir: Richard Thorpe
THE PRODIGIOUS
MAD #26, November 1955
w: Harvey Kurtzman
a: Wallace Wood
A young Hebrew named Micah (Edmund Purdom), unsatisfied with his father's rural life, demands his inheritance so he can try his luck in the city. Once in the city he falls under the spell of a beautiful pagan priestess named Samarra (Lana Turner) who induces him to squander his money and betray his faith, and he is cheated by the High Priest (Louis Calhern). Only after many trials and tribulations does Micah recover his senses and return home to his forgiving father.
