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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$820000

Revenue

$1258000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 September 1934

Country

United States of America

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

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Harry Bevan

Marion Clayton Anderson

Marion Clayton Anderson

Bella Hedley

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Dr. Chambers

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Wilson

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

Octavius Barrett

Neville Clark

Neville Clark

Charles Barrett

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

George Barrett

Robert Carleton

Robert Carleton

Alfred Barrett

Allan Conrad

Allan Conrad

Henry Barrett

Peter Hobbes

Peter Hobbes

Septimus Barrett

Flush

Flush

Himself

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