Tom Prior — Outward Bound Character Profile

About Tom Prior

A prodigal son who discovers he is traveling on the ship alongside his ex-boss, Mr. Lingley, and his estranged mother, Mrs. Midget, whose identity he initially does not recognize.

Tom Prior — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Leslie Howard

Appears in

Outward Bound (1930)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Tom Prior — Family Mother-Son — Mrs. Midget (Beryl Mercer)

  Reunited mother and estranged son traveling together on the afterlife vessel.

• Tom Prior — Alliance Fellow Traveler — Henry (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)

  Strangers sharing the same mysterious voyage to the afterlife.

• Tom Prior — Alliance Fellow Traveler — Ann (Helen Chandler)

  Strangers sharing the same mysterious voyage to the afterlife.

• Tom Prior — Alliance Fellow Traveler — Mrs. Cliveden-Banks (Alison Skipworth)

  Strangers sharing the same mysterious voyage to the afterlife.

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• Henry (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.)
• Mrs. Midget (Beryl Mercer)
• Ann (Helen Chandler)
• Thompson, the Examiner (Dudley Digges)
• Scrubby (Alec B. Francis)
• Mrs. Cliveden-Banks (Alison Skipworth)