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The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed1939

★5.897 minDrama

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

Director

William A. Wellman

Writer

Score

Victor Young Richard Hageman

Stars

Ronald Colman Walter Huston Muriel Angelus

Cast52

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
Ferike Boros
as Madame Binat
Pedro de Cordoba
as Monsieur Binat
Colin Tapley
as Gardner
Ronald Sinclair
as Young Dick
Sarita Wooton
as Young Maisie
Halliwell Hobbes
as Doctor
C
Charles Irwin
as Soldier Model
Francis McDonald
as George
George Regas
as Cassavetti
W
Wilfred Roberts
as Barton
Jimmy Aubrey
as Soldier
C
Clara Blore
as Mother
R
Ricardo Lord Cezon
as Little Boy
George Chandler
as First Man (Voice)
J
Joe Collings
as Thackery
Clyde Cook
as Soldier
Harry Cording
as Soldier
A
Armba Dandridge
as Native
B
Barbara Denny
as Waitress
T
Ted Deputy
as Johnnie, Officer
B
Barry Downing
as Little Boy
J
Jack Egger
as Little Boy
H
Harold Entwistle
as Old Man with Dark Glasses
L
Leslie Francis
as Man with Bandaged Eyes
Gerald Hamer
as Soldier
S
Sam Harris
as Wells
Fay Helm
as Red-Haired Girl
B
Bill Hurley
as Cab Driver
Colin Kenny
as Doctor #2
L
Larry Lawson
as Andy, Officer
C
Connie Leon
as Flower Woman
George Melford
as Second Man (Voice)
C
Clive Morgan
as Slim
Pat O'Malley
as Bullock
B
Bob Perry
as Hoke, Officer
Cyril Ring
as War Correspondent
Gerald Rogers
as Sick Man
J
John Graham Spacey
as Policeman
Hanley Stafford
as Officer
R
Robert R. Stephenson
as Man with Thick Glasses
Hayden Stevenson
as War Correspondent
D
David Thursby
as Soldier
C
Carl Voss
as Officer 'Chops'
Blue Washington
as Bit Part
B
Ben Watson
as Manny
C
Charles Bennett
as Soldier

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