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  1. The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    1934 · Romance · 1h 50m

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  1. A romantic drama film based on the play by Rudolf Besier, depicting the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. The film was nominated for two Oscars and starred Norma Shearer, Fredric March, and Charles Laughton.

  2. A 1930 play by Rudolf Besier about the romance of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett, and their conflict with her father. The play was a success in London and Broadway, and was adapted for film and TV.

    • Rudolf Besier
    • 1930
  3. The Barretts of Wimpole Street: Directed by Sidney Franklin. With Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan. Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry.

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    • Biography, Drama, Romance
    • Sidney Franklin
    • 1934-09-21
  4. The Barretts of Wimpole Street: Directed by Sidney Franklin. With Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna. Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • Sidney Franklin
    • 1957-01-16
  5. A historical film based on a play by Rudolf Besier, starring John Gielgud, Jennifer Jones and Bill Travers as the Barretts and Browning. The film was shot in CinemaScope and Metrocolor, but was a financial failure and received mixed reviews.

  6. Rudolph Besier's play, The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931), the love story of Victorian-era poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, was a Broadway hit starring Katharine Cornell as Barrett, Brian Aherne as Browning, and Cedric Hardwicke as Barrett's monstrously domineering father.

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  8. Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer) is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta (Maureen...

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    • Romance
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