The Light That Came

1909Short⏱️ 11m

ShortDrama

⭐ 5.8

IMDB Rating

131 votes

A disfigured young woman with two beautiful sisters is courted by a blind man. Will he still love her when his sight is restored?

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

N/A

Stars

Marion Leonard, Mary Pickford, Ruth Hart

Release Date

November 8, 1909

Language

None, English

Country

United States

💬 6

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Marion Leonard

as Vivian

Mary Pickford

as Daisy

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Ruth Hart

as Grace

Kate Bruce

as The Girls' Mother

Owen Moore

as Carl Wagner

George Nichols

as The Older Doctor

Arthur V. Johnson

as The Younger Doctor

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Frank Evans

as At the Ball

Francis J. Grandon

as Suitor

Joseph Graybill

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Production

Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

sisters relationshipugly ducklingblind manscarred faceteenage girl looks at herself in a mirror

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Griffith 1909

by Michael_Elliott • 2008-02-26

"Light That Came, The (1909) *** 1/2 (out of 4) D.W. Griffith's take on the Cinderella story. A deformed woman is reminded of how bad see looks since she lives with two beautiful sisters who are always getting dates. As chance would have it, the deformed woman meets a blind man and they quickly fall in love but her hope fades when she learns that the man is going to get his sight back. Will he still love her when he notices she's deformed? Here's another film where Griffith is over-dramatic and overly sappy but hey, it works well. The film has a couple incredibly moving scene..."