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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Drama, Romance 09/21/1934

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

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

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Overview

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.

Sidney Franklin

Director

Claudine West

Screenplay