CinemaOSMovie · 1934 · 1h 49m · NR
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

62%(23)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed bySidney Franklin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
EN
Released
September 21, 1934
Budget
$820,000
Revenue
$1,258,000
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin
Written by
Ernest Vajda
Claudine West
Produced by
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg

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