The Ne'er-Do-Well

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

1923 1h 20m XX

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred E. Green
Writers: Louis Stevens
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee and Gertrude Astor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred E. Green directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2103 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee and Gertrude Astor carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "You've read or heard about this great story- now you'll see it in a marvelous production".
6IMDB entry: tt0014306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.