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.

• Louis StevensWriter
• Alfred E. GreenDirector

• Thomas MeighanKirk Anthony
• Lila LeeChiquita
• Gertrude AstorEdith Cortlandt
• John MilternStephen Cortlandt
• Gus WeinbergAndres Garavel
• Sidney SmithRamón Alfarez (as Sid Smith)
• George O'BrienClifford
• Jules CowlesAllen Allan
• Larry WheatRunnels (as Laurance Wheat)
• Cyril RingCast