CinemaOSMovie · 1939 · 1h 37m · NR

The Light That Failed

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

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

Directed byWilliam A. Wellman

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 37m
Language: EN
Released: December 24, 1939

Studios

Paramount Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: William A. Wellman
Written by: Robert Carson
Produced by: William A. Wellman

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