''Sorrell and Son'' is a 1927 American silent

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released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the

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at the 1st Academy Awards the following year. The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by

Warwick Deeping George Warwick Deeping (28 May 1877 – 20 April 1950) was an English novelist and short story writer, whose best-known novel was '' Sorrell and Son'' (1925). Life Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, into a family of physicians, Warwick Deeping ...

, ''Sorrell and Son'', which became and remained a bestseller throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The screenplay was adapted by

Elizabeth Meehan Elizabeth Meehan (22 August 1894 – 24 April 1967) was a British screenwriter who worked in both Britain and Hollywood. Early life Meehan was born on the Isle of Wight, and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Career As a young woman, ...

. It was written and directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

. Filming took place in

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Remake

The story has been remade twice, once in 1934 as '' Sorrell and Son'', with H.B. Warner repeating his role as Stephen Sorrell, and once as a British television serial in 1984.

Preservation status

The 1927 version was considered a

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for many years. However, the

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restored both an almost-complete copy of ''Sorrell and Son'' and a trailer for the film, in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

Cast

* H. B. Warner as Stephen Sorrell *

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

as Dora Sorrell * Mickey McBan as Kit (as a child) *

Carmel Myers Carmel Myers (April 9, 1899 – November 9, 1980) was an American actress who achieved her greatest successes in silent film. Early life Myers was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Isidore Myers, a Russian-Jewish rabbi who was born in ...

as Flo Palfrey * Lionel Belmore as John Palfrey *

Norman Trevor Norman Gilbert Pritchard (23 June 1875 – 30 October 1929), also known by his stage name Norman Trevor, was a British-Indian athlete and actor who became the first Asian-born athlete to win an Olympic medal when he won two silver medals in a ...

as Thomas Roland * Betsy Ann Hisle as Molly (as a child) * Louis Wolheim as Buck * Paul McAllister as Dr. Orange *

Alice Joyce Alice Joyce Brown ( Joyce; October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress who appeared in more than 200 films during the 1910s and 1920s. She is known for her roles in the 1923 film '' The Green Goddess'' and its 1930 remake of ...

as Fanny Garland * Nils Asther as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell *

Mary Nolan Mary Nolan (born Mariam Imogene Robertson; December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948) was an American stage and film actress, singer and dancer. She began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in the 1920s performing under the stage name Imogene "Bubble ...

as Molly Roland

References

External links

www.warwickdeeping.com
* *
''Sorrell and Son''
at Virtual History

at the Alice Joyce website

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Remake

Preservation status

Cast

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