The Light That Failed

Directed by William A. Wellman
1939    1h 37m    Not Rated
Drama, War,
6.5
As London artist Dick Heldar confronts blindness, he races against time to finish his portrait of Bessie Broke, the muse who embodies his passion and heartbreak. Amidst love and loss, his vision fades but his artistic spirit endures.
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Cast of The Light That Failed
  • Ronald ColmanDick Heldar
  • Walter HustonTorpenhow
  • Muriel AngelusMaisie
  • Ida LupinoBessie Broke
  • Dudley DiggesThe Nilghai
  • Ernest CossartBeeton
  • Ferike BorosMadame Binat
  • Pedro de CordobaMonsieur Binat
  • Colin TapleyGardner
  • Ronald SinclairYoung Dick
  • Sarita WootonYoung Maisie
  • Halliwell HobbesDoctor
  • Charles IrwinSoldier Model
  • Francis McDonaldGeorge
  • George RegasCassavetti
  • Wilfred RobertsBarton
  • Jimmy AubreySoldier
  • Clara BloreMother
  • Ricardo Lord CezonLittle Boy
  • George ChandlerFirst Man (Voice)
  • Joe CollingsThackery
  • Clyde CookSoldier
  • Harry CordingSoldier
  • Armba DandridgeNative
  • Barbara DennyWaitress
  • Ted DeputyJohnnie, Officer
  • Barry DowningLittle Boy
  • Jack EggerLittle Boy
  • Harold EntwistleOld Man with Dark Glasses
  • Leslie FrancisMan with Bandaged Eyes
  • Gerald HamerSoldier
  • Sam HarrisWells
  • Fay HelmRed-Haired Girl
  • Bill HurleyCab Driver
  • Colin KennyDoctor #2
  • Larry LawsonAndy, Officer
  • Connie LeonFlower Woman
  • George MelfordSecond Man (Voice)
  • Clive MorganSlim
  • Pat O'MalleyBullock
  • Bob PerryHoke, Officer
  • Cyril RingWar Correspondent
  • Gerald RogersSick Man
  • John Graham SpaceyPoliceman
  • Hanley StaffordOfficer
  • Robert R. StephensonMan with Thick Glasses
  • Hayden StevensonWar Correspondent
  • David ThursbySoldier
  • Carl VossOfficer 'Chops'
  • Blue WashingtonBit Part
  • Ben WatsonManny
  • Charles BennettSoldier
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