Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.

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Cast

H.B. Warner

Captain Stephen Sorrell

Margot Grahame

Mrs. Dora Sorrell

Hugh Williams

Kit Sorrell as an Adult

Winifred Shotter

Molly Pentreath

Ruby Miller

Mrs. Palfrey

Evelyn Roberts

Mr. Roland

Donald Calthrop

Dr. Richard Orange

Wally Patch

Buck

Louis Hayward

Duncan