Less Than the Dust Trailer (1916)

"MARY PICKFORD IN THE FIRST SUPERIOR PRODUCTION UNDER HER OWN ARTISTIC GUIDANCE" 04 November 1916 Drama 93 mins

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 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

George W. Hill Director of Photography

Erich von Stroheim Assistant Director

Edwin L. Hollywood Assistant Director

Emmett J. Flynn Assistant Director

Hector Turnbull Scenario Writer

John Emerson Director

Mary Pickford Producer

Edward J. Howe Original Music Composer

International Releases Dates

United States 04 November 1916

Production Companies

Mary Pickford Company

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