Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 49m

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster
Director
Sidney Franklin
Cast
Norma Shearer as Elizabeth Barrett Fredric March as Robert Browning Charles Laughton as Edward Moulton-Barrett Maureen O'Sullivan as Henrietta Barrett Katharine Alexander as Arabel Barrett Ralph Forbes as Captain Surtees Cook
Crew
William H. Daniels — Director of Photography Margaret Booth — Editor Ernest Vajda — Screenplay Claudine West — Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart — Screenplay Irving Thalberg — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
london, englandabusive fatherpoetbiographybased on play or musicalfamily relationshipschurchfree willoverbearing fatherpre-codeself confidencefather daughter conflict
Key Collaborators
Sidney Franklin Director William H. Daniels Director of Photography Margaret Booth Editor Ernest Vajda Screenplay Claudine West Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay Irving Thalberg Producer Adrian Costume Design
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