Sarah and Son

A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.

Cast

Ruth Chatterton

as Sarah Storm

Fredric March

as Howard Vanning

Fuller Mellish Jr.

as Jim Grey

Gilbert Emery

as John Ashemore

Doris Lloyd

as Martha Ashemore

William Stack

as Cyril Belloc

Philippe De Lacy

as Bobby

Edgar Norton

as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)

Douglas Scott

as Young Bobby (Uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

as Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Grey" (Fuller Mellish Jr) is a bit of a rake. He treats his wife "Sarah" (Ruth Chatterton) appallingly and after years of this, absconds with their young baby son "Bobby" (who turns into Philippe De Lacy) of whom he soon bores and so he sells him onto a decent and wealthy family before enlisting. "...

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