The Light That Failed (1916 film)
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| 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[1] 1916 silent film produced and directed by Edward José and starring Robert Edeson and Jose Collins.[2][3] 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.[4] It was distributed by Pathé Exchange.
It was filmed at Fayerweather Island, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Cast
[edit]- Robert Edeson - Dick Hedlar
- Jose Collins - Bessie, the Model
- Lillian Tucker - Maizie
- Claude Fleming - Torpenhow (*aka Claude Flemming)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
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