Movie
Without Benefit of Clergy
19211h9.0 / 10
A British engineer in India takes a simple native girl as his bride, an act which defies social strictures and leads to tragedy.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Without Benefit of Clergy opened in theaters June 19, 1921. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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More about Without Benefit of Clergy
Cast
Nigel De BrulierPir Khan
Virginia Brown FaireAmeera
Boris KarloffAhmed Khan
Percy Marmont
Thomas HoldingHolden
Evelyn SelbieAmeera's motherRuth CummingsAlice Sanders (as Ruth Sinclair)
Credits
- Directed by
- James Young
- Written by
- Rudyard Kipling, Randolph Lewis
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Robert Brunton Productions
Themes
choleraindiainterracial relationshipsilent film