The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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

Norma Shearer

as Elizabeth Barrett

Fredric March

Fredric March

as Robert Browning

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

as Edward Moulton-Barrett

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

as Henrietta Barrett

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

as Arabel Barrett

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

as Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

as Harry Bevan

Marion Clayton Anderson

Marion Clayton Anderson

as Bella Hedley

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

as Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

as Dr. Chambers

Reviews

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 written melodrama. Who saves the day? Charles Laughton of ...

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