Sarah and Son
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Sarah and Son is a 1930 film
which tells the story of a woman who searches for the son that her abusive husband sold to a wealthy family. It stars Ruth Chatterton
, Fredric March
, Fuller Mellish Jr., Gilbert Emery
and Doris Lloyd
.
The movie was adapted by Zoe Akins
from the novel by Timothy Shea. It was directed by Dorothy Arzner
.
1930 in film
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which tells the story of a woman who searches for the son that her abusive husband sold to a wealthy family. It stars Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton was an American actress, novelist, and early aviatrix.- Early life :Chatterton was born in New York City, on Christmas Eve 1892, to Walter Smith and Lillian Reed Chatterton...
, Fredric March
Fredric March
Fredric March was an American stage and film actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1932 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
, Fuller Mellish Jr., Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery was the stage name of Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle, an American actor who appeared in over 80 movies from 1921 to his death in 1945.- Early years :...
and Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Hessy Doris Lloyd was an English actress.She appeared in over 150 films between 1920 and 1967, including the 1933 low-budget Monogram Pictures version of Oliver Twist, in which she played Nancy...
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The movie was adapted by Zoe Akins
Zoe Akins
Zoë Akins was an American playwright, poet, and author.- Early years :Born in Humansville, Missouri, Akins was educated in Illinois and later in St. Louis, where she began her writing career...
from the novel by Timothy Shea. It was directed by Dorothy Arzner
Dorothy Arzner
Dorothy Arzner was an American film director. Her directorial career in feature films spanned from the late 1920s into the early 1940s, a time period in which there were very few—if any—other women working in the field.- Biography :Born in San Francisco, California, Arzner grew up in Los...
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