The Barretts of Wimpole Street

IMDb 6.0 1934 β€’ 109 min β€’ DramaRomance

Director

Sidney Franklin

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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