The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1934 American film depicting the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning , despite the opposition of her father Edward Moulton-Barrett . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Ernest Vajda, Claudine West and Donald Ogden Stewart, from the play by Rudolf Besier. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin. The play that it was based upon, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, was made famous by Katharine Cornell. In 1957, Sidney Franklin filmed a word-for-word, and nearly shot-for-shot... Metrocolor remake, of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, in CinemaScope. This version starred Jennifer Jones as Elizabeth, John Gielgud as her father, Bill Travers as Robert Browning, and Keith Baxter in his film debut. Both of the films were released by MGM. The bulk of the story takes place in the lavish home of Edward Barrett and his adult children. Upstairs, Elizabeth , called "Ba," the oldest girl, consults with her doctor.
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