The Light That Failed (1923 film)

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The Light That Failed
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Directed by George Melford
Screenplay by Jack Cunningham
F. McGrew Willis
Based on The Light That Failed
by Rudyard Kipling
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Jacqueline Logan
Percy Marmont
David Torrence
Sigrid Holmquist
Mabel Van Buren
Luke Cosgrave
Peggy Schaffer
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • October 25, 1923 (1923-10-25)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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. [1] [2] The film was released on October 25, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. [3]

Contents

It was remade in 1939 as a sound film The Light That Failed starring Ronald Colman.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] artist Dick Heldar returns to London from the Sudan and wins fame through his war sketches. He meets his old sweetheart, Maisie Wells. Bessie Broke, the model for his masterpiece painting, causes a quarrel between the lovers. Dick goes blind and Bessie destroys the painting, which Dick had worked on during his last moments of sight. Later, Bessie relents and brings the two lovers back together again just as Dick's friend Topenhow leaves for the front during World War I.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Light That Failed located in any film archives, [5] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Janiss Garza (2015). "The-Light-That-Failed - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. "The Light That Failed". afi.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Light That Failed at silent era.com
  4. Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: The Light That Failed". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (3): 23. Retrieved April 27, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Light That Failed