The Ne'er-Do-Well
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.
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)
George O'Brien
as Clifford
Jules Cowles
as Allen Allan
Larry Wheat
as Runnels (as Laurance Wheat)
Cyril Ring
as
