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.
H.B. Warner
as Captain Stephen Sorrell
Margot Grahame
as Mrs. Dora Sorrell
Peter Penrose
as Kit Sorrell as a Child
Hugh Williams
as Kit Sorrell as an Adult
Winifred Shotter
as Molly Pentreath
Ruby Miller
as Mrs. Palfrey
Evelyn Roberts
as Mr. Roland
Donald Calthrop
as Dr. Richard Orange
Arthur Chesney
as Mr. Porteous
Wally Patch
as Buck
Hope Davy
as Ethel
Louis Hayward
as Duncan
