Drama · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 26m

Sarah and Son

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Director
Dorothy Arzner
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
Crew
Charles Lang — Director of Photography Verna Willis — Editor Oscar Potoker — Original Music Composer Zoë Akins — Screenplay Timothy Shea — Novel Travis Banton — Costume Design
Tagline

A Powerful Drama of Mother Love

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
pre-codewoman director
Key Collaborators
Dorothy Arzner Director Charles Lang Director of Photography Verna Willis Editor Oscar Potoker Original Music Composer Zoë Akins Screenplay Timothy Shea Novel Travis Banton Costume Design
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