| The Light That Failed | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward José |
| Written by | George B. Seitz |
| Based on | a novel The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling c.1891 |
| Produced by | Edward José |
| Starring | Robert Edeson Jose Collins |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Struckman |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange, Gold Rooster |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
The Light That Failed is a lost 1916 silent film produced and directed by Edward José and starring Robert Edeson and Jose Collins. It was based on the 1891 novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling and had been performed on the Broadway stage by Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Gertrude Elliott in 1904. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange.
It was filmed at Fayerweather Island, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Cast
- Robert Edeson - Dick Hedlar
- Jose Collins - Bessie, the Model
- Lillian Tucker - Maizie
- Claude Fleming - Torpenhow (*aka Claude Flemming)
References
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Light That Failed
- The Light That Failed at silentera.com
- Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.111 c.1953 by Daniel Blum ISBN 0-399-50667-5
- The Light That Failed, Broadway, Knickerbocker Theatre, 1903-1904
External links
| Rudyard Kipling's The Light That Failed | |
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