The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,240 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Franklin
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,464 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:39 Almighty Father giver of all good gifts...
00:06:01 He's there.
00:10:31 ... that you have persuaded him to allow you to discontinue drinking Porter.
00:15:41 Give her to fix her heart and soul on thee.
00:21:13 To stop the fresh film-work... why, June will consider.
00:25:04 ... and I had to tell him we must never never see each other again so when we meet tomorrow...
00:28:56 Arabel, do I... Yes, darling.
00:33:05 No prickles like trickles...
00:36:26 Yes, indeed. It was a wonderful letter.
00:42:08 ... Mr. Barrett's feelings are neither here not there.
00:46:41 So I observe.
00:51:41 In my eagerness, I may have acted mistakenly, stupidly, tactlessly...
00:56:30 Nice of you to come and see me. Not at all. I have long been looking forward to the honor of meeting you.
01:00:44 Because of you the air once more was sweet to breathe.
01:06:39 But it's much more exquisite over there.
01:12:29 Beg your pardon, Miss Elizabeth.
01:16:39 So as I were to die on your hands.
01:21:02 Thank you, Miss Barrett. Never was such a girl, you know. Henrietta, I mean.
01:25:11 You liar ! Papa !
01:29:28 I won't stand by and see you wreck her life if I can save it.
01:34:13 He seemd all kind of choked up, like... Oh, Wilson.
01:37:56 I despise myself, I hate myself... Oh, no, no, no.
01:42:25 To Robert. But, miss Ba...
01:48:52 Amen.
Cast & Characters
Norma Shearer
Elizabeth Barrett
Fredric March
Robert Browning
Charles Laughton
Edward Moulton-Barrett
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henrietta Barrett
Katharine Alexander
Arabel Barrett
Ralph Forbes
Captain Surtees Cook
Marion Clayton Anderson
Bella Hedley
Ian Wolfe
Harry Bevan
Ferdinand Munier
Dr. Chambers
Una O'Connor
Wilson
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,464
Dialogue density13.4 lines / min
First line00:01:39
Final line01:48:52
Production Record
DirectorSidney Franklin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$820,000
Revenue$1,258,000
IMDb votes2,240