The Light That Failed (1923)
- Directed by
- George Melford
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A painter gradually loses his sight, straining his relationships and his creative work. The story follows his struggle to complete a final masterpiece before he goes completely blind.
melancholicslow-burnbleakdramaticvisually starkintrospectiveemotionally heavytragic
What happens
The Light That Failed is a 1923 American silent drama film that was directed by George Melford and written by Jack Cunningham and F. McGrew Willis based on the 1891 novelette of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Jacqueline Logan, Percy Marmont, David Torrence, Sigrid Holmquist, Mabel Van Buren, Luke Cosgrave, and Peggy Schaffer. The film was released on October 25, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. It was remade in 1939 as a sound film The Light That Failed starring Ronald Colman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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