The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(a.k.a. "Forbidden Alliance")

US (1934): Romance/Drama

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father (Charles Laughton) has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth (Norma Shearer) falls in love with the poet Robert Browning (Fredric March). Sidney Franklin directs a cast that also includes Maureen O'Sullivan, Una O'Connor and Leo G. Carroll. (Diana Hamilton, IMDb)


· Best Picture 1934: Irving G. Thalberg, producer
· Actress 1934: Norma Shearer

2 nominations