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The Light That Failed (1939)

The Light That Failed

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1h 37m

Adventure, Drama, Romance, War

December 24th, 1939

6.6/10

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

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Cast

Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar
Walter Huston
Torpenhow
Muriel Angelus
Maisie
Ida Lupino
Bessie Broke
Dudley Digges
The Nilghai
Ernest Cossart
Beeton
Ferike Boros
Madame Binat
Pedro de Cordoba
Monsieur Binat
Colin Tapley
Gardner
Ronald Sinclair
Dick as a Boy
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Directors

William A. Wellman
Full cast & crew

Producers

William A. Wellman
producer
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Writers

Robert Carson
screen play
Rudyard Kipling
based on the novel by
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Taglines

Only Rudyard Kipling could write such a romance! Only Ronald Colman could play such a role!
Rudyard Kipling's great romance of Dick Heldar, artist, adventurer, gentleman unafraid, gloriously re-created by the world's most distinguished cast!
KIPLING'S IMMORTAL LOVE DRAMA BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN BY THE YEAR'S GREATEST CAST! (Print Ad- Newmarket Era, ((Newmarket, P.O.)) 18 April 1940)
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Keywords

soldier
battle
self sacrifice
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 25th, 1946 (Belgium) (Brussels)
April 2nd, 1940 (Denmark)
September 19th, 1945 (France)
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Alternative Titles

The Light That Failed (original title)
Het licht dat uitdooft (Belgium) (Flemish title)
La lumière qui s'éteint (Belgium) (French title)
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Locations

Espanola, New Mexico, USA
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Running Times

97 min
99 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
Paramount Pictures (Afghanistan) (presents) (as Paramount)

Distribution Companies

Paramount Film Service (Australia)
Paramount Film Service (Canada)
Film AB Paramount (Sweden)
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