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Sorrell and Son
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Sorrell and Son is a 1927 American silent drama film directed and written by Herbert Brenon. The production was handled by Joseph M. Schenck Productions and Feature Productions, with Joseph M. Schenck serving as both producer and executive producer. United Artists distributed the black-and-white movie, which was filmed in England. The cast includes H. B. Warner, Nils Asther, Anna Q. Nilsson, and Lionel Belmore.
James Wong Howe served as the director of photography, while William Cameron Menzies worked as the production designer. The film has a runtime of 100 minutes and an aspect ratio of 4:3. It holds a rating of 5.8 on IMDb and a vote average of 6 on TMDb. The narrative is set in England, and the film was released in the United States.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sorrell and Son is referenced by 104 other articles, and connects out to H. B. Warner, Mary Nolan and Warwick Deeping.
It sits within the topics 1920s rediscovered films, 1927 American films and 1927 British films.
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Film · TMDB
6.0Stephen 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.
Cast
- H.B. Warner as Stephen Sorrell
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Dora Sorrell
- Mickey McBan as Kit, as a child
- Mickey McBan as Flo Palfrey
- Lionel Belmore as John Palfrey
- Carmel Myers as Flo Palfrey
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- independent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Herbert Brenon
- Screenwriter
- Herbert Brenon
- Cast member
- Mickey McBan
- Producer
- Joseph M. Schenck
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- James Wong Howe
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- England
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 811329
- Image
- Sorrellandson1927.jpg
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- publication date
- 1927-01-01
- title
- Sorrell and Son
- production designer
- William Cameron Menzies
- distributed by
- United Artists
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- executive producer
- Joseph M. Schenck
- color
- black-and-white
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