Sarah and Son
5.3
“A Powerful Drama of Mother Love”
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.
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Ruth Chatterton
Sarah Storm
Known for
Dodsworth
Fredric March
Howard Vanning
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Jim Grey
Also in
Applause
Roadhouse Nights
Gilbert Emery
John Ashemore
Known for
Dracula's Daughter
A Farewell to Arms
Doris Lloyd
Martha Ashemore
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
The Time Machine
William Stack
Cyril Belloc
Also in
The Last of the Mohicans
Mary of Scotland
Philippe De Lacy
Bobby
Also in
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Peter Pan
Edgar Norton
Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Son of Frankenstein
Douglas Scott
Young Bobby (Uncredited)
Known for
Wuthering Heights
Cavalcade
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
Known for
King of the Zombies
Dick Winslow
Servant's Son (Uncredited)
Known for
The Shootist
King Creole
Lottie Williams
Known for
Dark Victory
Dorothy Arzner Director · Zoë Akins Screenplay Timothy Shea Author
United States release March 14, 1930 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 14, 1930
Theatrical
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