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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Drama, Romance

1h 49m

September 21, 1934 (90 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Elizabeth Barrett

Birthday: August 10, 1902

32 June 12, 1983 (80)
Fredric March

Fredric March

Robert Browning

Birthday: August 31, 1897

37 April 15, 1975 (77)
Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Birthday: June 30, 1899

35 December 15, 1962 (63)
Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Henrietta Barrett

Birthday: May 17, 1911

23 June 23, 1998 (87)
Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Arabel Barrett

Birthday: September 20, 1898

36 January 10, 1981 (82)
Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Captain Surtees Cook

Birthday: September 29, 1904

29 March 31, 1951 (46)
Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Harry Bevan

Birthday: November 4, 1896

37 January 23, 1992 (95)
Marion Clayton Anderson

Marion Clayton Anderson

Bella Hedley

Birthday: February 9, 1907

27 August 31, 1994 (87)
Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Birthday: October 25, 1886

47 October 16, 1972 (85)
Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Dr. Chambers

Birthday: December 3, 1887

46 May 27, 1945 (57)