Sorrell and Son
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Sorrell and Son is a 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
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for many years. However, in 2005. the Academy Film Archive
premiered a partially restored print.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards
1st Academy Awards
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the...
the following year. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping
Warwick Deeping (novelist)
George Warwick Deeping was a prolific English novelist and short story writer, whose most famous novel was Sorrell and Son .-Life:...
, 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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Remake
The film has been remade twice, once as a 1933 film 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 filmLost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
for many years. However, in 2005. the Academy Film Archive
Academy Film Archive
The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of motion picture history...
premiered a partially restored print.
Cast
- H.B. Warner as Stephen Sorrell
- Anna Q. NilssonAnna Q. NilssonAnna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish born American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.-Background:...
as Dora Sorrell - Mickey McBanMickey McBanMickey McBan was an American child actor. He began his acting career at the age of four and specialized in portraying the everyday youngster in many films...
as Kit (as a child) - Carmel MyersCarmel MyersCarmel Myers was an American actress who worked chiefly in silent movies.Myers was born in San Francisco, the daughter of an Australian rabbi and Austrian Jewish mother. Her father became well-connected with California's emerging film industry, and introduced her to film pioneer D. W. Griffith,...
as Flo Palfrey - Lionel BelmoreLionel BelmoreLionel Belmore . When he was born, Wimbledon was in Surrey. He was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century, appearing with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911...
as John Palfrey - Norman Trevor as Thomas Roland
- Betsy Ann Hisle as Molly (as a child)
- Louis WolheimLouis WolheimLouis Wolheim was an American character actor.His trademark broken nose was the result of an injury sustained while playing football for Cornell University. Despite his rugged visage, Wolheim was intelligent and cultivated, speaking French, German, Spanish, and Yiddish. He was also a mathematics...
as Buck - Paul McAllisterPaul McAllisterPaul McAllister , was an American film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1913 and 1940.He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Forever...
as Dr. Orange - Alice JoyceAlice JoyceAlice Joyce was an American actress, who appeared in more than 200 movies during the 1910s and 1920s, perhaps best known for her roles in the 1923 silent and 1930 talking versions of The Green Goddess....
as Fanny Garland - Nils AstherNils AstherNils Anton Alfhild Asther was a Danish-born Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid 1950s, known for his beautiful face and often called "the male Greta Garbo"...
as Christopher 'Kit' Sorrell - Mary Nolan as Molly Roland