The Ne'er Do Well (1915)
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- 2h 20min
- Adventure
- 20 Mar 1916 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast
| Wheeler Oakman | ... |
Kirk Anthony - the Ne're-Do-Well
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| Kathlyn Williams | ... |
Mrs. Edith Cortlandt - a Diplomat
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| Harry Lonsdale | ... |
Stephen Cortlandt - Edith's Husband
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Frank Clark | ... |
Darwin K. Anthony - Railroad Magnate
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Norma Nichols | ... |
Chiquita Garavel - A Spanish Maiden
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Will Machin | ... |
Weller - alias Locke
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| Jack McDonald | ... |
Allan Allan - English Subject
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| Sidney Smith | ... |
Ramon Alfarez - Commondant of Police
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| Fred Huntley | ... |
Andres Garavel
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| Lamar Johnstone | ... |
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Harry De Vere | ... |
Detective Williams
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Directed by
| Colin Campbell | ||
Written by
| Rex Beach | ... | (novel) |
| Lanier Bartlett | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| William Nicholas Selig | ... | producer (as William N. Selig) |
Cinematography by
| Harry W. Gerstad | ... | (as Harry Gerstad) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alfred E. Green | ... | assistant director |
Music Department
| Max Winkler | ... | musical accompaniment arranger |
Additional Crew
| Gabriel Pollock | ... | technical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- V-L-S-E (1916) (United States) (theatrical)
- The Film Market (1920) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Broadway Film Company (1916) (United States) (theatrical) (Michigan)
- Northwestern Feature Film Co. (1916) (United States) (theatrical) (Washington, Oregon & Montana)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Former college football hero Kirk Anthony, to the disappointment of his father, a railroad magnate, refuses to enter the business world. Kirk prefers to coach the university team and carouse, until he is drugged during a drunken victory party and put aboard a steamer bound for Panama by an embezzler who switches clothes with him. During the trip, Mrs. Edith Cortlandt, who has married her diplomat husband for convenience, falls in love with Kirk. In Panama, Kirk and Allan Allan, a Jamaican friend, are arrested when Kirk's efforts to use American firefighting methods cause a riot. After Mrs. Cortlandt's influence gets Kirk out of jail and into a job, he falls in love with Chiquita Garavel, the daughter of a Spanish grandee. When Mrs. Cortlandt warns Kirk not to marry Chiquita, her husband overhears. He insults Kirk in public, and Kirk vows revenge. After Cortlandt commits suicide, and Kirk, who has secretly married Chiquita, is arrested, Mrs. Cortlandt withholds Cortlandt's suicide note, but Kirk's father arrives and convinces her to help arrange Kirk's release. Written by Pamela Short |
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| Taglines | A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO "THE SPOILERS" (original poster-all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | A copy of the film is held at the Library of Congress. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923). See more » |