Sorrell and Son (1934)
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Synopsis of Sorrell and Son
The venerable Warwick Deeping story Sorrell and Son was dusted off again for this 1934 screen incarnation. Repeating his role from the 1927 film version, H.B. Warner plays Captain Stephen Sorrell, a WW I hero reduced to scrubbing floors in a hotel. This he does for the sake of his beloved son Kit (Hugh Williams), who thanks to his father's sacrifices becomes a successful surgeon. The film's emotional undercurrents boil over in the climax, when Kit must decide whether or not to put his father out of his misery when the old man is stricken with a fatal disease. The most memorable characterization is delivered by Wally Patch as a sadistic bellboy, whose bullying of Sorrell senior literally makes the flesh creep. Featured in a minor role is Louis Hayward, just before embarking upon his Hollywood career. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Sorrell and Son
- H.B. Warner - Capt. Stephen Sorrell
- Hugh Williams - Kit Sorrell as an Adult
- Margot Grahame - Mrs. Dora Sorrell
- Wally Patch - Buck
- Hope Davy - Ethel
- Ruby Miller - Mrs. Palfrey
- Peter Penrose - Kit Sorrell as a Child
- Winifred Shotter - Molly Pentreath
- Donald Calthrop - Dr. Richard Orange
- Evelyn Roberts - Mr. Roland
- Louis Hayward - Duncan
- Arthur Chesney - Mr. Porteous
- Director(s):
- Jack Raymond
- Writer(s):
- Lydia Hayward
- Producer(s):
- Herbert Wilcox
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