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Sorrell and Son

50.00% | December 2, 1927 | 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.

Featured Crew

Herbert Brenon
Director
Julian Boone Fleming
Set Designer
Herbert Brenon
Writer
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Cast

H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Stephen Sorrell
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
Dora Sorrell
Mickey McBan
Mickey McBan
Kit, as a child
Mickey McBan
Mickey McBan
Flo Palfrey
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore
John Palfrey

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