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.
as Captain Stephen Sorrell
as Mrs. Dora Sorrell
as Kit Sorrell as a Child
as Kit Sorrell as an Adult
as Molly Pentreath
as Mrs. Palfrey
as Mr. Roland
as Dr. Richard Orange
as Mr. Porteous
as Buck
as Ethel
as Duncan
