poster

1934

NR (09/21/1934) (US)

Drama, Romance,

1h 49m

60

User Score

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.

1934

60

User Score

NR (09/21/1934) (US)

Drama, Romance,

1h 49m

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.

Cast

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Elizabeth Barrett

Fredric March

Fredric March

Robert Browning

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Edward Moulton-Barrett

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Henrietta Barrett

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Arabel Barrett

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Captain Surtees Cook

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Harry Bevan

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Dr. Chambers

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

Octavius Barrett

Neville Clark

Neville Clark

Charles Barrett

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

George Barrett

Robert Carleton

Robert Carleton

Alfred Barrett

Allan Conrad

Allan Conrad

Henry Barrett

Peter Hobbes

Peter Hobbes

Septimus Barrett

Flush

Flush

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