

Without Benefit of Clergy(1921)
A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.
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Alice Sanders (as Ruth Sinclair)

Without Benefit of Clergy
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A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.
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1921-06-19
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