The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 21, 1934

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Robert Carleton,Flush,Leo G. Carroll,Vernon Downing,Ferdinand Munier,Allan Conrad,Norma Shearer,Una O'Connor,Fredric March,Maureen O'Sullivanand 8 more

Director

Sidney Franklin

Writer

Claudine West,Donald Ogden Stewart,Rudolph Besier,Ernest Vajda

Producer

Irving Thalberg

Cinematography

William H. Daniels

Budget

$820,000

Revenue

$1,258,000

IMDb

tt0024865