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The Light That Failed
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Not Rated
1939
1h 37m
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6.4
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Dick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. He struggles to complete his masterpiece, the portrait of Bessie Broke, a cockney girl, before his eyesight fails him.
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Cast of The Light That Failed
Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar
Walter Huston
Torpenhow
Muriel Angelus
Maisie
Ida Lupino
Bessie Broke
Dudley Digges
The Nilghai
Ernest Cossart
Beeton
Ferike Boros
Madame Binat
Pedro de Cordoba
Monsieur Binat
Colin Tapley
Gardner
Ronald Sinclair
Young Dick
Sarita Wooton
Young Maisie
Halliwell Hobbes
Doctor
Charles Irwin
Soldier Model
Francis McDonald
George
George Regas
Cassavetti
Wilfred Roberts
Barton
Jimmy Aubrey
Soldier
Clara Blore
Mother
Ricardo Lord Cezon
Little Boy
George Chandler
First Man (Voice)
Joe Collings
Thackery
Clyde Cook
Soldier
Harry Cording
Soldier
Armba Dandridge
Native
Barbara Denny
Waitress
Ted Deputy
Johnnie, Officer
Barry Downing
Little Boy
Jack Egger
Little Boy
Harold Entwistle
Old Man with Dark Glasses
Leslie Francis
Man with Bandaged Eyes
Gerald Hamer
Soldier
Sam Harris
Wells
Fay Helm
Red-Haired Girl
Bill Hurley
Cab Driver
Colin Kenny
Doctor #2
Larry Lawson
Andy, Officer
Connie Leon
Flower Woman
George Melford
Second Man (Voice)
Clive Morgan
Slim
Pat O'Malley
Bullock
Bob Perry
Hoke, Officer
Cyril Ring
War Correspondent
Gerald Rogers
Sick Man
John Graham Spacey
Policeman
Hanley Stafford
Officer
Robert R. Stephenson
Man with Thick Glasses
Hayden Stevenson
War Correspondent
David Thursby
Soldier
Carl Voss
Officer 'Chops'
Blue Washington
Bit Part
Ben Watson
Manny
Charles Bennett
Soldier
William A. Wellman
Director / Producer
Rudyard Kipling
Writer
Robert Carson
Writer
The Light That Failed Ratings & Reviews
Mister Arn
May 25, 2025
Solid acting doesn't overcome a weak script and a story that starts to drag after the first fifteen minutes.
Cine-Mundial
Jose Maria Santos
A beautiful movie. [Full review in Spanish]
The Nation
Franz Hoellering
It is unevenly told, but Ida Lupino, as the girl who destroys her own portrait, makes the picture worth seeing.
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