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

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sidney Franklin
  • Profile picture of Norma Shearer
    Elizabeth Barrett Norma Shearer
  • Profile picture of Fredric March
    Robert Browning Fredric March
  • Profile picture of Charles Laughton
    Edward Moulton-Barrett Charles Laughton
  • Profile picture of Maureen O'Sullivan
    Henrietta Barrett Maureen O'Sullivan
  • Profile picture of Katharine Alexander
    Arabel Barrett Katharine Alexander
  • Profile picture of Ralph Forbes
    Captain Surtees Cook Ralph Forbes
  • Profile picture of Ian Wolfe
    Harry Bevan Ian Wolfe
  • Profile picture of Marion Clayton Anderson
    Bella Hedley Marion Clayton Anderson

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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