''The Ne'er-Do-Well'' is a 1923 American

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directed by Alfred E. Green. The film stars Thomas Meighan,

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, 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 April 29, 1923, by

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. This film is now considered lost. A previous version of the story was released in 1916.

Plot

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.

Cast

* Thomas Meighan as Kirk Anthony *

as Chiquita * Gertrude Astor as Edith Cortlandt * John Miltern as Stephen Cortlandt * Gus Weinberg as Andres Garavel * Sidney Smith as Ramón Alfarez * George O'Brien as Clifford *

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as Allen Allan * Larry Wheat as Runnels * Cyril Ring

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