The Ne'er-Do-Well

Name: The Ne'er-Do-Well
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1923-04-29
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Gertrude Astor, John Miltern, Gus Weinberg

You've read or heard about this great story- now you'll see it in a marvelous production

10.0 (1)1923-04-291h 20m

Comedy

Overview

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.