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The Barretts of Wimpole Street( 1934)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Norma Shearer

      Elizabeth Barrett

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      Fredric March

      Robert Browning

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      Charles Laughton

      Edward Moulton-Barrett

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      Maureen O'Sullivan

      Henrietta Barrett

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      Katharine Alexander

      Arabel Barrett

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      Ralph Forbes

      Captain Surtees Cook

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      Ian Wolfe

      Harry Bevan

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      Marion Clayton Anderson

      Bella Hedley

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      Leo G. Carroll

      Dr. Ford-Waterlow

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      Ferdinand Munier

      Dr. Chambers

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      Una O'Connor

      Wilson

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      Vernon Downing

      Octavius Barrett

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      Neville Clark

      Charles Barrett

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      Matthew Smith

      George Barrett

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      Robert Carleton

      Alfred Barrett

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      Allan Conrad

      Henry Barrett

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      Peter Hobbes

      Septimus Barrett

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      Flush

      Himself

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    A review by Keiferschultz

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    Written by Keiferschultz on Thu Aug 01 2024
    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 wh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    820000.00

    Revenue

    1258000.00

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • abusive father
    • poet
    • biography
    • based on play or musical
    • family relationships
    • church
    • free will
    • overbearing father
    • pre-code
    • self confidence
    • father daughter conflict
    • overprotective father
    • domineering father
    • literary figure
    • loss of legs
    • father daughter relationship
    • hopelessly in love
    • cruel father