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The Light That Failed

A struggling London artist, Dick Heldar, faces the devastating loss of his eyesight while racing against time to finish his iconic portrait of Bessie Broke, a spirited cockney girl.

Main Cast

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

Halliwell HobbesDoctor

Charles IrwinSoldier Model

Francis McDonaldGeorge

George RegasCassavetti

Jimmy AubreySoldier

Ricardo Lord Cezon

Ricardo Lord CezonLittle Boy

George ChandlerFirst Man (Voice)

Clyde CookSoldier

Harry CordingSoldier

Barry Downing

Barry DowningLittle Boy

Leslie Francis

Leslie FrancisMan with Bandaged Eyes

Gerald HamerSoldier

Sam Harris

Sam HarrisWells

Fay HelmRed-Haired Girl

Colin KennyDoctor #2

Connie Leon

Connie LeonFlower Woman

Clive Morgan

Clive MorganSlim

Pat O'MalleyBullock

Bob Perry

Bob PerryHoke, Officer

Cyril RingWar Correspondent

Gerald RogersSick Man

John Graham Spacey

John Graham SpaceyPoliceman

Hanley StaffordOfficer

Robert R. Stephenson

Robert R. StephensonMan with Thick Glasses

Hayden StevensonWar Correspondent

David Thursby

David ThursbySoldier

Blue WashingtonBit Part

Charles BennettSoldier

Creators

William A. WellmanDirector

Robert Carson

Robert CarsonScreenplay

Rudyard KiplingNovel

Info about The Light That Failed

Studio(s): Paramount Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Dec 24, 1939

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Adventure, Romance, War