
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)
1h 20m | PG-13
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.
Director: Alfred E. Green
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast

Thomas Meighan
as Kirk Anthony

Lila Lee
as Chiquita

Gertrude Astor
as Edith Cortlandt

John Miltern
as Stephen Cortlandt

Gus Weinberg
as Andres Garavel

Sidney Smith
as Ramón Alfarez (as Sid Smith)