The Barretts Of Wimpole Street - Original Trailer 1957

First filmed in 1934 with Norma Shearer, Fredric March and Charles Laughton, Rudolf Bessier's stage hit The Barretts of Wimpole Street was lavishly remade in CinemaScope and Metrocolor in 1957. This time around, Jennifer Jones stars as the beautiful invalid Elizabeth Barrett, who lives under the despotic rule of her Victorian-era father Edward Moulton Barrett (John Gielgud). Literally swept off her feet by dashing, romantic poet Robert Browning (Bill Travers), Elizabeth's hopes for happiness are dashed by her autocratic, implicitly incestuous father until Browning takes decisive action. Virginia McKenna, wife of star Bill Travers, plays Elizabeth's rebellious sister Henrietta. The Barretts of Wimpole Street was the final directorial effort of Sidney Franklin, who also helmed the 1934 version. Jennifer Jones - Elizabeth Barrett John Gielgud - Edward Moulton-Barrett Bill Travers - Robert Browning Virginia McKenna - Henrietta Jean Anderson - Wilson Susan Stephen - Bella Vernon Gray - Capt. Surtees-Cook Maxine Audley - Arabel Leslie Phillips - Harry Bevan Laurence Naismith - Dr. Chambers Moultrie Kelsall - Dr. Ford-Waterlow Michael Brill - George Kenneth Fortescue - Octavius Nicholas Hawtrey - Henry Richard Thorp - Alfred Keith Baxter - Charles Brian Smith - Septimus