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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)

Comedy-drama | 6 May 1923

Cast:

Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Gertrude Astor [ More ]

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writer:

Louis Stevens

Cinematographer:

Ernest Haller

Production Company:

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Paramount Pictures
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Alfred E. Green
Dir
PRODUCER
Adolph Zukor
Pres
WRITER
Louis Stevens
Scen
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ernest Haller
Dir of photog
William Miller
Addl photog
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel The Ne'er Do Well by Rex Beach (New York, 1911).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Rex Beach
DETAILS
Release Date:
6 May 1923
Premiere Information:
New York premiere: 29 Apr 1923
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
2 May 1923
LP18935
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,414
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Disgusted with his spendthrift son, Kirk Anthony's father has Kirk shanghaied and taken to Panama, where he (Kirk) attracts the attention of Mrs. Edith Cortlandt; falls in love with Chiquita, the daughter of a Panamanian general; gets a railroad job through Stephen Cortlandt (Edith's husband); and decides to make something of himself when he meets Allen Allan, a Negro soldier of fortune. 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 ...

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Disgusted with his spendthrift son, Kirk Anthony's father has Kirk shanghaied and taken to Panama, where he (Kirk) attracts the attention of Mrs. Edith Cortlandt; falls in love with Chiquita, the daughter of a Panamanian general; gets a railroad job through Stephen Cortlandt (Edith's husband); and decides to make something of himself when he meets Allen Allan, a Negro soldier of fortune. 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.

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