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The Light That Failed (1939)

"Only Rudyard Kipling could write such a romance! Only Ronald Colman could play such a role!"

6.0/10 1h 37m Dec 24, 1939
Drama

A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Light That Failed
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar
Popularity: 4.7
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Torpenhow
Popularity: 1.0
Muriel Angelus
Muriel Angelus
Maisie
Popularity: 0.7
Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
Bessie Broke
Popularity: 1.3
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
The Nilghai
Popularity: 1.8
Ernest Cossart
Ernest Cossart
Beeton
Popularity: 4.1
Ferike Boros
Ferike Boros
Madame Binat
Popularity: 0.8
Pedro de Cordoba
Pedro de Cordoba
Monsieur Binat
Popularity: 0.3
Colin Tapley
Colin Tapley
Gardner
Popularity: 0.6
Ronald Sinclair
Ronald Sinclair
Young Dick
Popularity: 2.0
Sarita Wooton
Sarita Wooton
Young Maisie
Popularity: 0.1
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Doctor
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Screenplay Robert Carson
Director William A. Wellman
Producer William A. Wellman
Editor Thomas Scott

Production

Paramount Pictures
US

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Keywords

self sacrifice friends dog war injury drunkenness

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 22, 2022

Rudyard Kipling excelled at telling tales of Empire - his detailed knowledge and vivid imagination has been the source of many a strong adventure. This one is a bit different though. Ronald Colman ("Dick") is a war correspondent in the Sudan who is injured in action. Sent back home to convalesce, he ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 24, 1939
Runtime 1h 37m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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