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Less Than the Dust

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

    Radha

  • David Powell

    David Powell

    Capt. Richard Townsend

  • Frank Losee

    Frank Losee

    Capt. Bradshaw

  • Mary Alden

    Mary Alden

    Mrs. Bradshaw

  • Mario Majeroni

    Mario Majeroni

    Ramlan

  • Cesare Gravina

    Cesare Gravina

    Jawan

  • Francis Joyner

    Francis Joyner

    A Derelict

  • Russell Bassett

    Russell Bassett

    Ahmed

  • Morgan Walters

    Morgan Walters

    Bhesstie

Overview

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.

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