The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

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

6.0 (21 votes)
1h 49m
September 21, 1934
English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Sidney Franklin

Writers

Donald Ogden Stewart, Claudine West, Ernest Vajda

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Original Title

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Status

Released

Budget

$820,000

Revenue

$1,258,000

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer