"A Powerful Drama of Mother Love" 14 March 1930 Drama 86 mins
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 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
Philippe De Lacy as Bobby
Edgar Norton as Vanning's Butler (Uncredited)
Douglas Scott as Young Bobby (Uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Belloc's Maid (Uncredited)
Dick Winslow as Servant's Son (Uncredited)
Dorothy Arzner Director
Oscar Potoker Original Music Composer
Zoe Akins Adaptation
Fred A. Datig Casting
Travis Banton Costume Design
Charles Lang Director of Photography
Timothy Shea Novel
Verna Willis Editor
Zoe Akins Screenplay
Dick Stockton Casting Assistant
Earl S. Hayman Sound Recordist
Zoe Akins Dialogue
United States 14 March 1930
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