Sorrell and Son (1927)
Directed by Herbert Brenon · 100 min · Drama
14.5 TOPICAL score · #5,097 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Sorrell and Son (1927, directed by Herbert Brenon) has a TOPICAL score of 14.5 - ranked 5,097 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (4 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6/10 (4 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read517 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: H. B. Warner (actor #1,603), Anna Q. Nilsson, Mickey McBan, Mickey McBan