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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

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.

Release Date : 1934-09-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Norma Shearer

Character Name : Elizabeth Barrett

Original Name : Norma Shearer

Gender : Female

Fredric March

Character Name : Robert Browning

Original Name : Fredric March

Gender : Male

Charles Laughton

Character Name : Edward Moulton-Barrett

Original Name : Charles Laughton

Gender : Male

Maureen O'Sullivan

Character Name : Henrietta Barrett

Original Name : Maureen O'Sullivan

Gender : Female

Katharine Alexander

Character Name : Arabel Barrett

Original Name : Katharine Alexander

Gender : Female

Ralph Forbes

Character Name : Captain Surtees Cook

Original Name : Ralph Forbes

Gender : Male

Ian Wolfe

Character Name : Harry Bevan

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Marion Clayton Anderson

Character Name : Bella Hedley

Original Name : Marion Clayton Anderson

Gender : Female

Leo G. Carroll

Character Name : Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Original Name : Leo G. Carroll

Gender : Male

Ferdinand Munier

Character Name : Dr. Chambers

Original Name : Ferdinand Munier

Gender : Male

Una O'Connor

Character Name : Wilson

Original Name : Una O'Connor

Gender : Female

Vernon Downing

Character Name : Octavius Barrett

Original Name : Vernon Downing

Gender : Male

Neville Clark

Character Name : Charles Barrett

Original Name : Neville Clark

Gender : Male

Matthew Smith

Character Name : George Barrett

Original Name : Matthew Smith

Gender : Male

Robert Carleton

Character Name : Alfred Barrett

Original Name : Robert Carleton

Gender : Male

Allan Conrad

Character Name : Henry Barrett

Original Name : Allan Conrad

Gender : Male

Peter Hobbes

Character Name : Septimus Barrett

Original Name : Peter Hobbes

Gender : Male

Flush

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Flush

Gender : Male

Reviews

K

Keiferschultz

@Keiferschultz

2024-08-02

I'm sorry, but the scenes with Norma Shearer and Fredric March simply fall flat. Shearer's "fey" acting style is contemptible at the best of times, but her overacting in every single scene simply destroys the fabric of this otherwise well written melodrama. Who saves the day? Charles Laughton of course! His is truly the only performance which shines in this movie. Uno O'Connor and a ravishingly beautiful Maureen O'Sullivan try their best to keep the project afloat, but Norma Shearer absolutely ruins the movie. There is some welcome comic relief given by Mary Clayton Anderson, an actress who really should have been given more screen roles in Hollywood. Frederic March is wooden and over-the-top at the same time. I never believed for one second that he was in love with the main character.