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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

1934★ 6.2 · 231h 49mDramaRomance

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

Charles Laughton
as Edward Moulton-Barrett

Leo G. Carroll
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Maureen O'Sullivan
as Henrietta Barrett

Fredric March
as Robert Browning

Ian Wolfe
as Harry Bevan

Una O'Connor
as Wilson

Norma Shearer
as Elizabeth Barrett

Ralph Forbes
as Captain Surtees Cook

Katharine Alexander
as Arabel Barrett

Ferdinand Munier
as Dr. Chambers

Vernon Downing
as Octavius Barrett

Marion Clayton Anderson
as Bella Hedley

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Release date: 1934-09-21

Budget: $820,000

Revenue: $1,258,000

Runtime: 1h 49m

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DramaRomance

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