The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934
1h 49m
6.0

6.0/10

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"When poets love, Heaven and Earth fall back to watch!"

Overview

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

Status: Released

Budget: $820,000

Revenue: $1,258,000

Language: EN

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Cast

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer

Elizabeth Barrett

Fredric March
Fredric March

Robert Browning

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Maureen O'Sullivan
Maureen O'Sullivan

Henrietta Barrett

Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander

Arabel Barrett

Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes

Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe

Harry Bevan

Marion Clayton Anderson
Marion Clayton Anderson

Bella Hedley

Leo G. Carroll
Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier

Dr. Chambers

Una O'Connor
Una O'Connor

Wilson

Vernon Downing
Vernon Downing

Octavius Barrett

Key Crew

Donald Ogden Stewart
Screenplay
Claudine West
Screenplay
Ernest Vajda
Screenplay
Sidney Franklin
Director
Irving Thalberg
Producer