A silent film released on December 2, 1927, Sorrel and Son was nominated for the Best Director Oscar in the first year of the awards, which honored achievements in 1927-1928.
Based on the 1925 best-selling novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping, Sorrell and Son was adapted by Elizabeth Meehan and scripted and directed by Herbert Brenon.
Director: Herbert Brenon
Story and Script by Herbert Brenon
Running time: 100 minutes
The tale revolves around a man who, after his wife leaves him, dedicates his life t0 his ungrateful son.
“Sorrel and Son” has been remade twice, once as a 1933 film with H.B. Warner, who repeated his role as Stephen Sorrell, and as a British TV serial in 1984.
The 1927 version was considered lost for many years, but in 2005, a partially restored print was found and shown.
The Directing Oscar went that year to Frank Borzage for “Seventh Heaven.”
Cast
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
