Elizabeth Barrett, the frail daughter of a stern Victorian-era gentleman, awakens to the world and finds love when she meets the dashing romantic poet Robert Browning.
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer) is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta (Maureen O’Sullivan), but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father, Edward (Charles Laughton). When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning (Fredric March) in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
Starring Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, Katharine Alexander, Ralph Forbes, Marion Clayton Anderson.
Not rated.
Note: There is also a 1957 version that stars Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers: Elizabeth Barrett’s tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.