Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son
Release: 1927-12-02
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.7
Drama
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions. Preserved and restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Feature Productions
Cast
H.B. Warner
as Stephen Sorrell
Mickey McBan
as Kit, as a child, Flo Palfrey
Lionel Belmore
as John Palfrey
Norman Trevor
as Thomas Roland
Betsy Ann Hisle
as Molly, as a child
Louis Wolheim
as Buck
Paul McAllister
as Dr. Orange
Nils Asther
as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Dora Sorrell
Carmel Myers
as Flo Palfrey
Alice Joyce
as Fanny Garland
Mary Nolan
as Molly Roland
