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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

1934-09-21 Drama 1hr 49m

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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Storyline

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

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
Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow
Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Dr. Chambers
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
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Reviews for The Barretts of Wimpole Street
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A Review by Keiferschultz

Written by Keiferschultz on 2024-08-01

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 o... read more

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.

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A Review by Keiferschultz

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 ...

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A Review by Keiferschultz

Written by Keiferschultz on 2024-08-01

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 des...

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