| Sorrell and Son | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| 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 |
| Editing by | Marie Halvey |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 12, 1927 (NYC) December 2, 1927 (US) |
| Running time | 10 reels; 90000 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Sorrell and Son (1927) 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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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.
The 1927 version was considered a lost film for many years. However, in 2005. the Academy Film Archive premiered a partially restored print.[1]
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