The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well
Theatrical poster
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Screenplay byRex Beach
Louis Stevens
Based onThe Ne'er-Do-Well
by Rex Beach
Produced byWilliam Nicholas Selig
Adolph Zukor
StarringThomas Meighan
Lila Lee
Gertrude Astor
John Miltern
Gus Weinberg
Sidney Smith
CinematographyErnest Haller
William Miller
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 29, 1923 (1923-04-29)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Ne'er-Do-Well is a 1923 American comedy silent film directed by Alfred E. Green. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Gertrude Astor, John Miltern, Gus Weinberg, and Sidney Smith. The screenplay by Rex Beach and Louis Stevens is based on Rex Beach's 1911 novel of the same name. The film was released on April 29, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. This film is now considered lost. A previous version of the story was released in 1916.