Less Than the Dust

Less Than the Dust

MARY PICKFORD IN THE FIRST SUPERIOR PRODUCTION UNDER HER OWN ARTISTIC GUIDANCE

1916 · 93 min · ★ 3.0 · Drama

Young Hindu woman Radha, becomes best friends with Captain Raymond Townsend during his service in India, but he soon goes back to England to tend to the estate of an uncle who has just died. Then, Ramlan, the sword maker who raised Radha, is arrested for taking part in an anti-British uprising, and before he goes to jail, he decides to tell Radha the story of her birth, her real father, Captain Brooke, died of a drug overdose, and her destitute mother then entrusted her to Ramlan. After learning about her background, Radha goes to England to claim her rightful inheritance from the estate of her late grandfather, who is also Raymond's uncle. Raymond is delighted to discover that his Hindu friend is really a white woman, and after dividing the estate with Radha, he brings the fortune back together by marrying her.

Directed by John Emerson

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Mary Pickford Radha
David Powell Capt. Richard Townsend
Frank Losee Capt. Bradshaw
Mary Alden Mrs. Bradshaw
Mario Majeroni Ramlan
Cesare Gravina Jawan
Francis Joyner A Derelict
Russell Bassett Ahmed
Morgan Walters Bhesstie
Merceita Esmond A Gossip (as Mercita Esmonde)

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