---
title: 'The Light That Failed (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-light-that-failed-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031572/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Light That Failed (1939)

1939 · 97 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Light That Failed is a 1939 American period drama film based on Rudyard Kipling's 1891 novel of the same name. It stars Ronald Colman as an artist who is going blind.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Producer:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carson-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Ernest Cossart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-cossart)
- [Dudley Digges](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-digges)
- [Charles Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-irwin)
- [Walter Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-huston)
- [Ronald Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-colman)
- [Colin Tapley](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-tapley)
- [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- [Georgios Regas](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgios-regas)
- [Halliwell Hobbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/halliwell-hobbes)
- [Ferike Boros](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferike-boros)
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald)
- [Pedro de Cordoba](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-de-cordoba)

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