The Light That Failed (1916 film) explained

The Light That Failed
Director:Edward José
Producer:Edward José
Based On:a novel The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling c.1891
Starring:Robert Edeson
Jose Collins
Cinematography:Benjamin Struckman
Distributor:Pathé Exchange, Gold Rooster
Runtime: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

Notes and References

  1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6890/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Light That Failed
  2. http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LightThatFailed1916.html The Light That Failed at silentera.com
  3. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.111 c.1953 by Daniel Blum
  4. http://ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-light-that-failed-5776 The Light That Failed, Broadway, Knickerbocker Theatre, 1903-1904