The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916 film)

The Ne'er-Do-Well
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Directed by	Colin Campbell
Produced by	William Nicholas Selig
Written by	Lanier Bartlett (scenario)
Based on	The Ne'er-Do-Well by Rex Beach
Starring	Wheeler Oakman Kathlyn Williams Harry Lonsdale Frank Clark Norma Nichols
Cinematography	Harry W. Gerstad
Production company	Selig Polyscope Company
Distributed by	V-L-S-E, Incorporated
Release date	March 20, 1916 (1916-03-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Ne'er-Do-Well is a 1916 American silent adventure crime drama film directed by Colin Campbell, and starring Wheeler Oakman, Kathlyn Williams, Harry Lonsdale, Frank Clark, and Norma Nichols. It is based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Rex Beach. The film was released by V-L-S-E, Incorporated on March 20, 1916.^[1][2][3]

An another film adaptation was later released in 1923 which Sidney Smith plays the same role as he did in the 1916 version.

Cast

• Wheeler Oakman as Kirk Anthony, the Ne're-Do-Well
• Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Edith Cortlandt, a Diplomat
• Harry Lonsdale as Stephen Cortlandt, Her Husband
• Frank Clark as Darwin K. Anthony, Railroad Magnate
• Norma Nichols as Chiquita Garavel, A Spanish Maiden
• Will Machin as Weller, alias Locke
• Jack McDonald as Allan Allan, an English Subject
• Sidney Smith as Ramon Alfarez, Commondant of Police
• Fred Huntley as Andres Garavel
• Lamar Johnstone as Runnels
• Harry De Vere as Detective Williams

Preservation

A print of the film survives at the Library of Congress.^[4]

References

External links

• The Ne'er-Do-Well on IMDb