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title: 'The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Franklin'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024865/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

1934 · 109 min · Drama, History, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1934 American historical romantic drama film directed by Sidney Franklin based on the 1930 play of the same title by Rudolf Besier. It depicts the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, despite the opposition of her abusive father Edward Moulton-Barrett. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Shearer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was written by Ernest Vajda, Claudine West, and Donald Ogden Stewart, from the successful 1930 play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier, and starring Katharine Cornell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-franklin)
- **Screenplay:** [Donald Ogden Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-ogden-stewart), [Ernest Vajda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-vajda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Irving Thalberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-thalberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels)
- **Editor:** [Margaret Booth](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-booth)

## Cast

- [Charles Laughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laughton)
- [Katharine Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharine-alexander)
- [Robert Bolder](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bolder)
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march)
- [Norma Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-shearer)
- [Ralph Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-forbes)
- [Leo G. Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-g-carroll)
- [Una O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-o-connor)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Maureen O'Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-o-sullivan)
- [Matthew Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-smith)

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