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Less Than the Dust

MARY PICKFORD IN THE FIRST SUPERIOR PRODUCTION UNDER HER OWN ARTISTIC GUIDANCE
Nov 4, 1916 · 1h 33m
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Drama

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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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CAST

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
Directed by John Emerson

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Mary Pickford Company
Country
US
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