Less Than the Dust (1916)
1h 33m
Running Time
November 4, 1916Release Date
Less Than the Dust (1916)
1h 33m
Running Time
November 4, 1916Release Date
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
Mary Pickford
Radha
David Powell
Capt. Richard Townsend
Frank Losee
Capt. Bradshaw
Mary Alden
Mrs. Bradshaw
John Emerson
Director
Hector Turnbull
Writer
Francis Joyner
A Derelict
Edward J. Howe
Composer
Details.
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Wiki.
Less than the Dust is a 1916 American silent feature film produced by and starring Mary Pickford with a release by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. John Emerson directed and Eric von Stroheim was one of the assistant directors. There is a 35mm copy of this film that still survives.