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The Light That Failed

1939, Movie, NR, 97 mins

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This tragic Kipling tale, from his first novel, displays Wellman's consummate directorial skills in following the story faithfully, unlike earlier versions in which sugar-coated endings are supplied. Colman is a gifted artist who receives a sabre cut during a battle. He returns to England where he becomes a famous painter; his masterpiece is a portrait of a London prostitute, Lupino. She is driven half-mad with desire for him, a part so intensely played that it brought her t... read more leave a comment
Year: 1939
Rated NR

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Cast
Ronald Colman: Dick Heldar
Walter Huston: Terpenhow
Muriel Angelus: Maisie
Ida Lupino: Bessie Broke
Dudley Digges: The Nilghai
Ernest Cossart: Beeton

 

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