The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

09/21/1934 1h 49m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Norma Shearer

as Elizabeth Barrett

Born 08/10/1902

Died 06/12/1983, age

Fredric March

as Robert Browning

Born 08/31/1897

Died 04/15/1975, age

Charles Laughton

as Edward Moulton-Barrett

Born 06/30/1899

Died 12/15/1962, age

Maureen O'Sullivan

as Henrietta Barrett

Born 05/17/1911

Died 06/23/1998, age

Katharine Alexander

as Arabel Barrett

Born 09/20/1898

Died 01/10/1981, age

Ralph Forbes

as Captain Surtees Cook

Born 09/29/1904

Died 03/31/1951, age

Ian Wolfe

as Harry Bevan

Born 11/04/1896

Died 01/23/1992, age

Leo G. Carroll

as Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Born 10/25/1886

Died 10/16/1972, age

Una O'Connor

as Wilson

Born 10/22/1880

Died 02/04/1959, age