Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

100 mins | Drama | Dec. 2, 1927

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.

Sorrell and Son

100 mins | Drama | Dec. 2, 1927

Sorrell and Son
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.
Producers Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Feature Productions
Original title Sorrell and Son
Directors Ray Lissner, Herbert Brenon
Writers Warwick Deeping, Herbert Brenon, Elizabeth Meehan

Cast

H.B. Warner

as Stephen Sorrell

Anna Q. Nilsson

as Dora Sorrell

Mickey McBan

as Kit, as a child / Flo Palfrey

Lionel Belmore

as John Palfrey

Carmel Myers

as Flo Palfrey

Norman Trevor

as Thomas Roland

Betsy Ann Hisle

as Molly, as a child

Louis Wolheim

as Buck

Paul McAllister

as Dr. Orange

Alice Joyce

as Fanny Garland

Nils Asther

as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell

Mary Nolan

as Molly Roland