Story of movie Sorrell And Son 1927 Film : Sorrell and Son is a 1927 American silent drama film released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards the following year. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping, Sorrell and Son, which became and remained a bestseller from its first publication in 1925 throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
| Sorrell and Son | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon Ray Lissner (assistant) |
| Produced by | Joseph Schenck |
| Written by | Elizabeth Meehan (adaptation) Herbert Brenon (scenario) |
| Based on | Sorrell and Son by Warwick Deeping |
| Starring | H. B. Warner Anna Q. Nilsson Norman Trevor Nils Asther Mary Nolan |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Marie Halvey |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 10 reels; 9,000 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The screenplay was adapted by Elizabeth Meehan. It was written and directed by Herbert Brenon. Filming took place in England.
Screenplay
The story has been remade twice, once in 1934 as Sorrell and Son with H.B. Warner repeating his role as Stephen Sorrell, and as a British television serial in 1984.
The 1927 version was considered a lost film for many years. However, in 2005, the Academy Film Archive premiered a partially restored print.
- H. B. Warner as Stephen Sorrell
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Dora Sorrell
- Mickey McBan as Kit (as a child)
- Carmel Myers as 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
- Alice Joyce as Fanny Garland
- Nils Asther as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell
- Mary Nolan as Molly Roland
- List of rediscovered films
