The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Drama · Romance
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.
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
- Ian Wolfe as Harry Bevan
- Marion Clayton Anderson as Bella Hedley
- Leo G. Carroll as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
- Ferdinand Munier as Dr. Chambers