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  • The Light That Failed (1939)
  • Passed
    99 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The Light That Failed (1939)
Passed
99 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Dick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. He struggles to complete his masterpiece, the portrait of Bessie Broke, a cockney girl, before his eyesight fails him.
Writers
Robert Carson (screen play) | Rudyard Kipling (based on the novel by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Thomas Scott (edited by)
Casting Director
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Updated Dec 24, 1939

Release date
Dec 24, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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52 cast members
Name Known for
Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar Dick Heldar   See fewer
Walter Huston
Torpenhow Torpenhow   See fewer
Ida Lupino
Bessie Broke Bessie Broke   See fewer
Dudley Digges
The Nilghai The Nilghai   See fewer
Ferike Boros
Madame Binat Madame Binat   See fewer
Pedro de Cordoba
Monsieur Binat Monsieur Binat   See fewer
Colin Tapley
Gardner Gardner   See fewer
Ronald Sinclair
Dick as a Boy Dick as a Boy   See fewer
Sarita Wooton
Maisie as a Girl Maisie as a Girl   See fewer
Charles Irwin
Soldier Model Soldier Model   See fewer
George Regas
Cassavetti Cassavetti   See fewer
Jimmy Aubrey
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Bennett
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Clara Blore
Mother (uncredited) Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Ricardo Lord Cezon
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chandler
First Man (voice) (uncredited) First Man (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Collings
Thackery (uncredited) Thackery (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Cook
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Cording
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Armba Dandridge
Native (uncredited) Native (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Denny
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Deputy
Johnnie - Officer (uncredited) Johnnie - Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Downing
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Egger
Little Boy (uncredited) Little Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Entwistle
Old Man with Dark Glasses (uncredited) Old Man with Dark Glasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Francis
Man with Bandaged Eyes (uncredited) Man with Bandaged Eyes (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Hamer
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Wells (uncredited) Wells (uncredited)   See fewer
Fay Helm
Red-Haired Girl (uncredited) Red-Haired Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Hurley
Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Kenny
Doctor #2 (uncredited) Doctor #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Lawson
Andy - Officer (uncredited) Andy - Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Connie Leon
Flower Woman (uncredited) Flower Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Melford
Second Man (voice) (uncredited) Second Man (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Clive Morgan
Slim (uncredited) Slim (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat O'Malley
Bullock (uncredited) Bullock (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Perry
Hoke - Officer (uncredited) Hoke - Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
War Correspondent (uncredited) War Correspondent (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Rogers
Sick Man (uncredited) Sick Man (uncredited)   See fewer
John Graham Spacey
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Hanley Stafford
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert R. Stephenson
Man with Thick Glasses (uncredited) Man with Thick Glasses (uncredited)   See fewer
Hayden Stevenson
War Correspondent (uncredited) War Correspondent (uncredited)   See fewer
David Thursby
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Voss
Officer 'Chops' (uncredited) Officer 'Chops' (uncredited)   See fewer
Blue Washington
Sudan Rebel (uncredited) Sudan Rebel (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Watson
Manny (uncredited) Manny (uncredited)   See fewer
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