Watch The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
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Quality: HD
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Director: Sidney Franklin
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Starring: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton
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Writers: Rudolph Besier, Ernest Vajda, Claudine West
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Release date: 21 Sep 1934
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Countries: United States
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Languages: English
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Runtime: 109 min
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Storyline: The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1934 In 1845 London, the Barrett family is ruled with an iron fist by its stern widowed patriarch, Edward Moulton Barrett His nine grown children are afraid of him more than they love him One of his rules is that none of his children are allowed to marry, which does not sit well with youngest daughter Henrietta as she loves and wants to marry Captain Surtees Cook Of the nine, the one exception is his daughter Elizabeth, who abides faithfully to her fathers wishes Elizabeth does not think too much about the non marriage rule as she has an unknown chronic illness which has kept her bedridden She feels her life will not be a long one With her time, she writes poetry, which she shares by correspondence with another young poet, Robert Browning Elizabeths outlook on her life changes when she meets Mr Browning for the first time, he who has fallen in love with her without even having met her She, in return, falls in love with him after their meeting With Mr Brownings love and support, Elizabeth tries to get well and enjoy life, this all against the thoughts of her father, who physically and emotionally traps Elizabeth and by association all of his children, all in the name of protecting her and them in the name of God
