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.
Stars: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, Katharine Alexander, Ralph Forbes
Crew: Rudolph Besier (Theatre Play), Claudine West (Screenplay), Ernest Vajda (Screenplay), Donald Ogden Stewart (Screenplay), Sidney Franklin (Director), Margaret Booth (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime: 109 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 21, 1934
IMDb: 5
Keywords:london, england, abusive father, poet, biography, based on play or musical, family relationships, church, free will, overbearing father, pre-code, self confidence, father daughter conflict, overprotective father, domineering father, literary figure, loss of legs, father daughter relationship, hopelessly in love, cruel father
