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Sorrell and Son
“THE GRANDEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD. WARWICK DEEPING'S VIVID DRAMA MADE TO THRILL THE WORLD ANEW.”
5.0 / 10• 1934• 1h 24m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
H.B. Warner
Captain Stephen Sorrell
Lead
Margot Grahame
Mrs. Dora Sorrell
PP
Peter Penrose
Kit Sorrell as a Child
Hugh Williams
Kit Sorrell as an Adult
Winifred Shotter
Molly Pentreath
Ruby Miller
Mrs. Palfrey
Evelyn Roberts
Mr. Roland
Donald Calthrop
Dr. Richard Orange
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Raymond's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sorrell and Son is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
