Ronald Colman
Dick Heldar
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The Light That Failed: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino. Dick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight.
- (522)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1939-12-24
Plot. In 1865, youngster Dick Heldar is briefly blinded when his girlfriend Maisie accidentally fires his pistol too close to his head. She later tells him that her guardians are sending her away somewhere to be educated, but she agrees when he says she belongs to him "forever and ever." Years later, Dick is a British soldier during the Mahdist ...
The Light That Failed. British artist Dick Heldar (Ronald Colman) suffers a head injury during a battle in the Sudan. As a result, his eyesight begins to deteriorate. This is especially ...
- William A. Wellman
- Drama
- Ronald Colman
Aug 19, 2009 · As another example of a film that seems to slip through the cracks among so many produced in the mega movie year of 1939, The Light That Failed is a dramatic gem. Made at Paramount, it featured distinguished actor Ronald Colman, whose appearance in the film continued his recent string of historical costume dramas which included The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) and If I Were King (1938).
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"Painting is seeing, then remembering better than you saw." So says Dick Heldar (Ronald Colman), the painter in The Light That Failed.The movie is in the grand old Hollywood style, starring Ronald Colman and a bravura supporting cast that includes Ida Lupino in her first important role, dependable character actor Dudley Digges (who also co-starred with Colman in Condemned.),and a solid ...
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May 8, 2018 · The Light That Failed (1939) 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. Director: William A. Wellman. Stars: Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino, Dudley Digges, Ernest Cossart, Ferike ...
