Drama · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 37m

The Light That Failed

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Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Ronald Colman as Dick Heldar Walter Huston as Torpenhow Muriel Angelus as Maisie Ida Lupino as Bessie Broke Dudley Digges as The Nilghai Ernest Cossart as Beeton
Crew
Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography Thomas Scott — Editor Victor Young — Original Music Composer Richard Hageman — Original Music Composer Robert Carson — Screenplay Rudyard Kipling — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
self sacrificefriendsdogwar injurydrunkenness
Key Collaborators
William A. Wellman Director Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography Thomas Scott Editor Victor Young Original Music Composer Richard Hageman Original Music Composer Robert Carson Screenplay Rudyard Kipling Novel William A. Wellman Producer
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