History Film / TheBarrettsOfWimpoleStreet

* ItsAllAboutMe: Edward's real reason for keeping Elizabeth in his home as a virtual prisoner. When all his hectoring about her health fails to dissuade Elizabeth from taking a trip to Italy, he falls back on guilt. He accuses her of abandoning him and leaving him alone--his ''eight'' other children not being sufficient companionship.

* OverprotectiveDad: Edward. He has essentially imprisoned his daughter, forcing her to drink porter beer that she loathes because the doctor says it's good for her -- and when the doctor prescribes milk instead, making her drink the damn beer anyway for obedience's sake ''and demanding that she do it in a spirit of loving, willing cheerfulness'' -- insisting that her curtains be closed, forbidding her from attempting to walk downstairs. And he acts this way with his other daughters, refusing to let Henrietta even see her suitor, Captain Cook of the British Army.

* NiceHat: As befitting a very rich lady in Victorian England, Elizabeth wears one heck of a fancy hat on the rare occasions when she goes outside. Wide brim with a flower on top.

London, 1845: Elizabeth "Ba" Barrett (Creator/NormaShearer), then 35 years old, is a well-known poet. She is also an invalid and a shut-in, who has not left her room in years and hardly ever even stands on her feet. It becomes apparent, however, that Ba isn't quite as sickly as she's made out to be, and has in fact been kept semi-imprisoned by her cold and domineering father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Creator/CharlesLaughton). Already rebelling against her father's dictatorial control, Ba has even more reason to rebel when admirer and fellow poet Robert Browning (Creator/FredricMarch) pays a social call and declares his love for her.

''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1934 film directed by Sidney Franklin, dramatizing the RealLife courtship and marriage of [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain Victorian British]] poets Elizabeth Barrett (''Literature/SonnetsFromThePortuguese'') and Creator/RobertBrowning.

* WouldHitAGirl: Edward's VillainousBreakdown starts hitting high gear when, after finding out about Henrietta and Capt. Cook, he grabs her arms and twists painfully, while demanding that she vow to give him up.

London, 1845: Elizabeth "Ba" Barrett (Creator/NormaShearer), then 35 years old, is a well-known poet. She is also an invalid and a shut-in, who has not left her room in years and hardly ever even stands on her feet. It becomes apparent, however, that Ba isn't quite as sickly as she's made out to be, and has in fact been kept semi-imprisoned by her cold and domineering father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Creator/CharlesLaughton). Ba, who is already rebelling against her father's dictatorial control, has even more reason to rebel when admirer and fellow poet Robert Browning (Creator/FredricMarch) pays a social call, and declares his love for her.

''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' is a 1934 film directed by Sidney Franklin, dramatizing the RealLife courtship and marriage of UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain poets Elizabeth Barrett (''Literature/SonnetsFromThePortuguese'') and Creator/RobertBrowning.

In 1845 Elizabeth Barrett (Creator/NormaShearer), then 35 years old, is a well-known poet. She is also an invalid and a shut-in, who has not left her room in years and hardly ever even stands on her feet. It quickly becomes apparent that "Ba" is not quite as much of an invalid as she's made out to be, and in fact has been semi-imprisoned by her cold, domineering father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Creator/CharlesLaughton). Ba, who is already rebelling against her father's dictatorial control, has even more reason to rebel when admirer and fellow poet Robert Browning (Creator/FredricMarch) pays a social call, and declares his love for her.

Based on a 1930 stage play by Rudolph Besier, which starred famous stage actress Katharine Cornell. Cornell declined an offer to star in this film, and in fact never appeared in any film except for a [[TheCameo cameo]] AsHerself in ''Stage Door Canteen''.

Based on a stage play that starred famous stage actress Katharine Cornell. Cornell declined an offer to star in this film, and in fact never appeared in any film except for a [[TheCameo cameo]] AsHerself in ''Stage Door Canteen''.

A {{remake}}, again directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Creator/JenniferJones and John Gielgud, was released in 1957.

* WeddingDay: Ends with Elizabeth and Robert's marriage.

* OverprotectiveDad: Edward. He has essentially imprisoned his daughter, forcing her to drink porter beer that she loathes because the doctor says it's good for her, insisting that her curtains be closed, forbidding her from attempting to walk downstairs. And he acts this way with his other daughters, refusing to let Henrietta even see her suitor, Captain Cook of the British Army.

In 1845 Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer), then 35 years old, is a well-known poet. She is also an invalid and a shut-in, who has not left her room in years and hardly ever even stands on her feet. It quickly becomes apparent that "Ba" is not quite as much of an invalid as she's made out to be, and in fact has been semi-imprisoned by her cold, domineering father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Creator/CharlesLaughton). Ba, who is already rebelling against her father's dictatorial control, has even more reason to rebel when admirer and fellow poet Robert Browning (Creator/FredricMarch) pays a social call, and declares his love for her.

In 1845 Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer), then 35 years old, is a well-known poet. She is also an invalid and a shut-in, who has not left her room in years and hardly ever even stands on her feet. It quickly becomes apparent that "Ba" is not quite as much of an invalid as she's made out to be, and in fact has been semi-imprisoned by her cold, domineering father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Creator/CharlesLaughton). Ba, who is already rebelling against her father's dictatorial control, has even more reason to rebel when admirer and fellow poet Robert Browning (Fredric March) pays a social call, and declares his love for her.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech

* MaritalRapeLicense: Edward, as part of his VillainRant at the end, strongly implies--at least as far as [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode 1934 censorship allowed]]--that all of his children after Elizabeth, totaling eight, resulted from Edward raping his wife.

--> "For the love of heaven, my darling, don't let this raise any further barrier between us....My darling, in our new home we shall draw close to each other again. Nothing and no one can come between us, my child, my darling.

* {{Expospeak}}