The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Time Out says
Slow, deliberate, dull, and Irving Thalberg's favourite director, Franklin fittingly turned to production after Thalberg's death in 1936. This MGM prestige version of the love of Elizabeth Barrett (Shearer) and Robert Browning (March) is, as one would expect, high on production values and low on atmosphere and excitement. Even Laughton as Elizabeth's demented father does little to raise the spirits. All of which is rather surprising considering Franklin's obvious attachment to the project. In 1957, he returned briefly to directing, after a twenty year absence, with another version, once again with the producer's wife (Jennifer Jones/Selznick this time) as Elizabeth.
Details
Release details
Duration:
110 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Sidney Franklin
Screenwriter:
Ernst Vajda, Claudine West, Donald Ogden Stewart
Cast:
Norma Shearer
Fredric March
Charles Laughton
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ralph Forbes
Una O'Connor
Fredric March
Charles Laughton
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ralph Forbes
Una O'Connor