Less Than the Dust

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mary Pickford

Radha

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

David Powell

Capt. Richard Townsend

Age : 41 | Popularity : 3%

Frank Losee

Capt. Bradshaw

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Mary Alden

Mrs. Bradshaw

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Mario Majeroni

Ramlan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Cesare Gravina

Jawan

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Francis Joyner

A Derelict

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Russell Bassett

Ahmed

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Assistant Director	Erich von Stroheim Emmett J. Flynn Edwin L. Hollywood
	Director	John Emerson
Camera	Director of Photography	George W. Hill
Production	Producer	Mary Pickford
Writing	Scenario Writer	Hector Turnbull
Sound	Original Music Composer	Edward J. Howe
Department	Role	Name

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