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The Ne'er-Do-Well

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Thomas Meighan

    Thomas Meighan

    Kirk Anthony

  • Lila Lee

    Lila Lee

    Chiquita

  • Gertrude Astor

    Gertrude Astor

    Edith Cortlandt

  • John Miltern

    John Miltern

    Stephen Cortlandt

  • Gus Weinberg

    Gus Weinberg

    Andres Garavel

  • Sidney Smith

    Sidney Smith

    Ramón Alfarez (as Sid Smith)

  • George O'Brien

    George O'Brien

    Clifford

  • Jules Cowles

    Jules Cowles

    Allen Allan

  • Larry Wheat

    Larry Wheat

    Runnels (as Laurance Wheat)

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.

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