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The Light That Failed

1923 film by George Melford
Movie film Q19363669
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The Light That Failed

Summary

The Light That Failed is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Light That Failed's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Light That Failed was directed by George Melford[4].
  • Jack Cunningham wrote the screenplay for The Light That Failed[5].
  • The Light That Failed's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Light That Failed's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Light That Failed's based on is recorded as The Light That Failed[8].
  • A cast member of The Light That Failed was Jacqueline Logan[9].
  • The Light That Failed was produced by Jesse Louis Lasky[10].
  • The Light That Failed's director of photography is recorded as Charles G. Clarke[11].
  • The original language of The Light That Failed was English[12].
  • The Light That Failed's Commons category is recorded as The Light That Failed (1923 film)[13].
  • The Light That Failed's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Light That Failed's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Light That Failed was released on 1923[16].
  • The Light That Failed's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[17].
  • The Light That Failed's narrative location is recorded as London[18].
  • The Light That Failed's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Light That Failed'}[19].
  • The Light That Failed's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+70'}[20].
  • The Light That Failed's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Light That Failed was produced by Jesse Louis Lasky[10]. It was directed by George Melford[4]. Jack Cunningham wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Jacqueline Logan[9].

Publication

The Light That Failed was released on 1923[16]. The original language of it was English[12]. Genres include silent film[6] and drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Light That Failed ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

film London public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+70'}
    Instance of → film
    Screenwriter → Jack Cunningham
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 186540, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269271|batch #269271]]"
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