The Light That Failed (1923 film)

The Light That Failed
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Directed by George Melford
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay by Jack Cunningham
F. McGrew Willis
Based on The Light That Failed
by Rudyard Kipling
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
Country United States
Language Silent (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 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. It is not known whether the film currently survives,[3] which suggests that it is a lost film.

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

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "The-Light-That-Failed - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Light That Failed". afi.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: The Light That Failed at silent era.com
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