Less Than the Dust

Less Than the Dust (1916)

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.

Director: John Emerson

Casts

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

Crew