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The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well
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Directed by Alfred E. Green
Produced by William Nicholas Selig
Adolph Zukor
Screenplay by Rex Beach
Louis Stevens
Starring Thomas Meighan
Lila Lee
Gertrude Astor
John Miltern
Gus Weinberg
Sidney Smith
Cinematography Ernest Haller
William Miller
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 29, 1923 (1923-04-29)
Running time
80 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent..English titles

The Ne'er-Do-Well is a 1923 American comedy silent film directed by Alfred E. Green. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Gertrude Astor, John Miltern, Gus Weinberg and Sidney Smith. The screenplay by Rex Beach and Louis Stevens is based on Rex Beach's 1911 novel of the same name. The film was released on 29 April 1923, by Paramount Pictures. This film is considered lost.

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 and falls in love with Chiquita, the daughter of a Panamanian general. He is able to get a railroad job through Edith's husband Stephen Cortlandt and decides to make something of himself when he meets Allen Allan, a Negro soldier of fortune. When the sudden death of Stephen Cortlandt ensues, Kirk is blamed until Edith produces a suicide note and clears his name. He succeeds in his railroad position and returns to the United States with Chiquita and is finally able to earn his father's respect.


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