The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed (1939) — drama film. Directed by William A. Wellman. Starring Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino. This page maps 6 characters and 7 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Light That Failed (1939) Poster

Interactive Features for The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 7 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A wounded soldier becomes a celebrated painter, loses his sight and masterpiece, and returns to war for a final act of defiance.

Drama · 5.8/10 · 97 min · 1939

Credits

Director

William A. Wellman
Cast

as Dick Heldar

Ronald Colman
Cast

as Torpenhow

Walter Huston
Cast

as Maisie

Muriel Angelus
Cast

as Bessie Broke

Ida Lupino
Cast

as The Nilghai

Dudley Digges
Cast

as Beeton

Ernest Cossart
Cast

as Madame Binat

Ferike Boros
Cast

as Monsieur Binat

Pedro de Cordoba
Cast

as Gardner

Colin Tapley
Cast

as Young Dick

Ronald Sinclair
Cast

as Young Maisie

Sarita Wooton
Cast

as Doctor

Halliwell Hobbes

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q16252552), public domain (CC0).