Without a Dowry is a 1937 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Nina Alisova. It was based on Alexander Ostrovsky's play Without a Dowry (1878).

Plot

Larisa Ogudalova is of marriageable age, but while she has many suitors, they all demand a dowry she does not possess. Among her admirers, the unremarkable Yuli Karandyshev is the only one to propose marriage, and Larisa reluctantly agrees. As preparations for the wedding commence, the dashing nobleman Sergey Paratov, whom Larisa once loved, arrives in town. Old feelings are reignited, and Larisa impulsively runs away with Paratov for an outing across the Volga River.