Sarah and Son
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dorothy Arzner
Ruth Chatterton
Fredric March
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Gilbert Emery
Doris Lloyd
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Sarah Storm, a lonely and impoverished singer, marries Jim Gray, with whom she teams up in vaudeville, but he is unable to support her or get a loan from wealthy John Ashmore. Angered by her reproval, he disappears with their baby; she is befriended by Cyril, another singer, with whom she builds a new act. Later, at a hospital where she goes to entertain wounded marines, Sarah discovers Jim; and, dying, he breathes Ashmore's name. Through her lawyer, Howard Vanning, who has fallen in love with her, Sarah finds the Ashmores, and since they deny that Bobby, their 11-year-old boy, is her son, Howard persuades her to continue her vocal studies in Europe. She returns an operatic success but insists on seeing the boy; and the Ashmores substitute a deafmute. She understands the deception; Bobby runs away to join Vanning; but when the Ashmores come to claim him, Sarah realizes he is her child. She and the boy are then victims of a motorboat accident; but Howard rescues them, and they all find happiness together.
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Cast
Ruth Chatterton
Fredric March
Fuller Mellish Jr.
Gilbert Emery
Doris Lloyd
William Stack
Philippe De Lacy
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Sarah and Son was also produced in Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Portuguese and Polish-language versions. For information on those films, please consult the record for Toda una vida. Ruth Chatterton received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in this film.
