Sorrell and Son (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. Preserved and restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.
Director: Herbert Brenon
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H.B. Warner as Stephen Sorrell |
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Anna Q. Nilsson as Dora Sorrell |
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Mickey McBan as Kit, as a child |
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Mickey McBan as Flo Palfrey |
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Lionel Belmore as John Palfrey |
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Carmel Myers as Flo Palfrey |
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Norman Trevor as Thomas Roland |
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Betsy Ann Hisle as Molly, as a child |
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Louis Wolheim as Buck |
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Paul McAllister as Dr. Orange |
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Alice Joyce as Fanny Garland |
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Nils Asther as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell |
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Mary Nolan as Molly Roland |
| Directing | Herbert Brenon | Director |
| Art | Julian Boone Fleming | Set Designer |
| Writing | Herbert Brenon | Writer |
| Writing | Elizabeth Meehan | Adaptation |
| Writing | Warwick Deeping | Novel |
| Editing | Marie Halvey | Editor |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Carlton Ryle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | William Cameron Menzies | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ray Lissner | Assistant Director |
