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The Light That Failed

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

1939-12-24 Drama 1hr 37m

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

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Storyline

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

  • Released
    1939-12-24
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Paramount Pictures

Crew

William A. Wellman
Director
Rudyard Kipling
Novel
William A. Wellman
Producer
Keywords:
self sacrifice friends dog war injury drunkenness

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Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar
Walter Huston

Walter Huston
Torpenhow
Muriel Angelus

Muriel Angelus
Maisie
Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino
Bessie Broke
Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges
The Nilghai
Ernest Cossart

Ernest Cossart
Beeton
Ferike Boros

Ferike Boros
Madame Binat
Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba
Monsieur Binat
Colin Tapley

Colin Tapley
Gardner
Ronald Sinclair

Ronald Sinclair
Young Dick
Sarita Wooton

Sarita Wooton
Young Maisie
Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes
Doctor
Charles Irwin

Charles Irwin
Soldier Model
Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald
George
George Regas

George Regas
Cassavetti
Wilfred Roberts

Wilfred Roberts
Barton
Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey
Soldier
Clara Blore

Clara Blore
Mother
Ricardo Lord Cezon

Ricardo Lord Cezon
Little Boy
George Chandler

George Chandler
First Man (Voice)
Joe Collings

Joe Collings
Thackery
Clyde Cook

Clyde Cook
Soldier
Harry Cording

Harry Cording
Soldier
Armba Dandridge

Armba Dandridge
Native
Barbara Denny

Barbara Denny
Waitress
Ted Deputy

Ted Deputy
Johnnie, Officer
Barry Downing

Barry Downing
Little Boy
Jack Egger

Jack Egger
Little Boy
Harold Entwistle

Harold Entwistle
Old Man with Dark Glasses
Leslie Francis

Leslie Francis
Man with Bandaged Eyes
Gerald Hamer

Gerald Hamer
Soldier
Sam Harris

Sam Harris
Wells
Fay Helm

Fay Helm
Red-Haired Girl
Bill Hurley

Bill Hurley
Cab Driver
Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny
Doctor #2
Larry Lawson

Larry Lawson
Andy, Officer
Connie Leon

Connie Leon
Flower Woman
George Melford

George Melford
Second Man (Voice)
Clive Morgan

Clive Morgan
Slim
Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley
Bullock
Bob Perry

Bob Perry
Hoke, Officer
Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring
War Correspondent
Gerald Rogers

Gerald Rogers
Sick Man
John Graham Spacey

John Graham Spacey
Policeman
Hanley Stafford

Hanley Stafford
Officer
Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. Stephenson
Man with Thick Glasses
Hayden Stevenson

Hayden Stevenson
War Correspondent
David Thursby

David Thursby
Soldier
Carl Voss

Carl Voss
Officer 'Chops'
Blue Washington

Blue Washington
Bit Part
Ben Watson

Ben Watson
Manny
Charles Bennett

Charles Bennett
Soldier

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Light That Failed
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-22

Rudyard Kipling excelled at telling tales of Empire - his detailed knowledge and vivid imagination has been the source of many a strong adve... read more

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 becomes a bit of a sensation with this paintings and after meeting childhood sweetheart "Maisie" (Murial Angelus) again, things look set fair. Unfortunately, he begins to notice that his eyesight isn't what it was, and after consulting a physician, he learns that he is going blind. He decides to go out with a bang - his masterpiece - and so decides to paint "Betty" (Ida Lupino) a young girl living with his best friend "Torpenhow" (Walter Huston) who helped save him in the desert. When his work is complete, jealousy rears it's ugly head and he is left with little else than to return to the army, again as a correspondent, where he once more rides against the Dervishes. At times, this is quite slow - but Colman and Angelus have a certain charm to their performance, and as the artist's eyesight deteriorates, I did feel a certain degree of sympathy for this rapidly declining melancholic man soon to be robbed of much of his raison d'être. I wasn't so sure of Lupino - her efforts just a bit forced and her dialogue doesn't really allow her character to come across as much more than an angry young woman. I could have done with a little more action, the romances subsume it largely after about twenty minutes; but it is still an enjoyable watch.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 Suda...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-22

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 ("D...

read more