

The Light That Failed
Only Rudyard Kipling could write such a romance! Only Ronald Colman could play such a role!
A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
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- English
- self sacrifice
- friends
- dog
- war injury
- drunkenness
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- TheatricalNR24 Dec 1939
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The Light That Failed was released on 24 December 1939.
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CinemaSerf
6/22/2022
Rudyard Kipling excelled at telling tales of Empire - his detailed knowledge and vivid imagination has been the source of many a strong adventure. This one is a bit different though. Ronald Colman ("Dick") is a war correspondent in the Sudan who is injured in action. Sent back home to convalesce, he becomes a bit of a sensation with this paintings and after meeting childhood sweetheart "Maisie" (Murial Angelus) again…
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