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The Ne'er-Do-Well
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1923 | 80m | No Language
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Alfred E. Green |
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| Writer: | Rex Beach, Louis Stevens |
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| Disgusted with his spendthrift son, Kirk Anthony's father has Kirk shanghaied and taken to Panama, where he attracts the attention of Mrs. Edith Cortlandt. He subsequently falls in love with Chiquita, the daughter of a Panamanian general, gets a railroad job through Stephen Cortlandt and decides to make something of himself when he meets Allen Allan, a black mercenary. Stephen Cortlandt's death is blamed on Kirk until Edith produces a suicide note. He succeeds in his railroad position and returns to the United States with Chiquita to ask his father's forgiveness. A lost film. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 29, 1923 |
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| Director: | Alfred E. Green |
| Writer: | Rex Beach, Louis Stevens |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, lost film |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Thomas Meighan | Kirk Anthony |
| Lila Lee | Chiquita |
| Gertrude Astor | Edith Cortlandt |
| John Miltern | Stephen Cortlandt |
| Gus Weinberg | Andres Garavel |
| Sidney Smith | Ramón Alfarez (as Sid Smith) |
| George O'Brien | Clifford |
| Jules Cowles | Allen Allan |
| Larry Wheat | Runnels (as Laurance Wheat) |
| Cyril Ring |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alfred E. Green | Director |
| Rex Beach | Novel |
| Louis Stevens | Writer |
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