The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
When poets love, Heaven and Earth fall back to watch!
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.

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Cast

Norma Shearer Norma Shearer As: Elizabeth Barrett
Fredric March Fredric March As: Robert Browning
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton As: Edward Moulton-Barrett
Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan As: Henrietta Barrett
Katharine Alexander Katharine Alexander As: Arabel Barrett
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: When poets love, Heaven and Earth fall back to watch!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 21 September 1934

Country: US

Runtime: 109m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $820,000

Revenue: $1,258,000

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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

Neville Clark

Neville Clark

Charles Barrett

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

George Barrett

Robert Carleton

Robert Carleton

Alfred Barrett

Allan Conrad

Allan Conrad

Henry Barrett

Peter Hobbes

Peter Hobbes

Septimus Barrett

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Flush

Himself

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Costume and Makeup

Adrian

Adrian

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

William H. Daniels

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

A. Lindsley Lane

A. Lindsley Lane

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Other Crew

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