Sorrell and Son (1927 film)

For the 1934 film, see Sorrell and Son (1934 film).

Sorrell and Son
Directed by	Herbert Brenon Ray Lissner (assistant)
Produced by	Joseph Schenck
Written by	Warwick Deeping (novel Sorrell and Son) Elizabeth Meehan (adaptation) Herbert Brenon (scenario)
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
Release dates	November 12, 1927 (1927-11-12) (New York City) December 2, 1927 (1927-12-02) (U.S.)
Running time	10 reels; 9,000 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

Sorrell and Son is a 1927 silent 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.

The screenplay was adapted by Elizabeth Meehan. It was written and directed by Herbert Brenon. Filming took place in England.

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 as a British television serial in 1984.

Preservation status

The 1927 version was considered a lost film for many years. However, in 2005. the Academy Film Archive premiered a partially restored print.^[1]

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

References

↑ Sorrell and Son at silentera.com database

External links

www.warwickdeeping.com
Sorrell and Son (1927) at the Internet Movie Database
Sorrell and Son (1933) at the Internet Movie Database
Sorrell and Son (1984) at the Internet Movie Database
Sorrell and Son at Virtual History

Films directed by Herbert Brenon

Ivanhoe (1913)
Neptune's Daughter (1914)
The Kreutzer Sonata (1915)
The Heart of Maryland (1915)
The Clemenceau Case (1915)
The Two Orphans (1915)
Sin (1915)
The Soul of Broadway (1915)
A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
War Brides (1916)
The Eternal Sin (1917)
The Lone Wolf (1917)
The Fall of the Romanoffs (1917)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1918)
Victory and Peace (1918)
Beatrice (1919)
12.10 (1919)
Quinneys (1919)
The Mysterious Princess (1920)
The Stronger Passion (1921)
Little Sister (1921)
The Sign on the Door (1921)
Moonshine Valley (1922)
The Rustle of Silk (1923)
The Woman With Four Faces (1923)
The Spanish Dancer (1923)
Shadows of Paris (1924)
The Breaking Point (1924)
The Side Show of Life (1924)
The Alaskan (1924)
Peter Pan (1924)
The Little French Girl (1925)
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)
The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)
The Song and Dance Man (1926)
Dancing Mothers (1926)
Beau Geste (1926)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)
The Great Gatsby (1926)
The Telephone Girl (1927)
Sorrell and Son (1927)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Rescue (1929)
Lummox (1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grisch (1930)
Beau Ideal (1931)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Honours Easy (1935)
Living Dangerously (1936)
Someone at the Door (1936)
Spring Handicap (1937)
The Dominant Sex (1937)
Housemaster (1938)
Yellow Sands (1938)
Black Eyes (1939)
The Flying Squad (1940)

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