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. He struggles to complete his masterpiece, the portrait of Bessie Broke, a cockney girl, before his eyesight fails him.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1939-12-24
The Light That Failed is a 1939 drama film based on Rudyard Kipling 's 1891 novel of the same name. [2] . It stars Ronald Colman as an artist who is going blind. Plot. In 1865, youngster Dick Heldar is briefly blinded when his girlfriend Maisie accidentally fires his pistol too close to his head.
- 1,121,789 admissions (France)
- Victor Young
- William A. Wellman
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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
Based on the 1891 Rudyard Kipling novel of the same name, The Light That Failed follows the adventures of Dick Heldar (Ronald Colman), an artist working among the British armed forces in Sudan who makes a name for himself with his vivid visual depictions of battle. While later enjoying success as a painter in England, Dick becomes reacquainted ...
The Light That Failed is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in January 1891. Most of the novel is set in London, but many important events throughout the story occur in Sudan and Port Said.
15 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: A Wonderful Movie But It Misses The Novel. theowinthrop 14 August 2004. In 1891 Rudyard Kipling was best known for his short stories about the British army in India and his excellent poetry (THE BARRACK ROOM BALLARDS).
