The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

09/21/1934 (US) • 1h 49m

Drama, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

Norma Shearer

Elizabeth Barrett

Fredric March

Robert Browning

Charles Laughton

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Maureen O'Sullivan

Henrietta Barrett

Katharine Alexander

Arabel Barrett

Ralph Forbes

Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe

Harry Bevan

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$820,000.00

Revenue

$1,258,000.00

Keywords

london, england

abusive father

poet

biography

based on play or musical

family relationships

church

free will

overbearing father

pre-code

self confidence

father daughter conflict

overprotective father

domineering father

literary figure

loss of legs

father daughter relationship

hopelessly in love

cruel father

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