The Good for Nothing(1912)
A social comedy in which the young Dick Evans is seen as a failure, and then tries to prove himself to his father and father-in-law as an editor.
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Dick Evans - the Good for Nothing
Rosabel Jordan - Dick's Sweetheart
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A social comedy in which the young Dick Evans is seen as a failure, and then tries to prove himself to his father and father-in-law as an editor.
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1912-11-18
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