Ned Nederlander was a star of the silver screen in the early years of the twentieth century. He began his career at a young age, during which tie he was known as 'Little Neddy Knickers'. Some of his earliest successes include Little Neddy, Grab Your Gun for which he learned the art of the quick-draw and Little Neddy Goes to War in which his character piloted a Tubman 601.He achieved his greatest success with the Three Amigo's series of films, produced by Geronimo in association with Goldsmith pictures. Producer Harry Flugleman partnered Nederlander with fellow contract stars Lucky Day and Dusty Bottoms as three wealthy Spanish landowners who fought for the rights of peasants. Some of their greatest and most profitable films include Shootin' for Love , Wanderers of the West and The Ride of the Three Amigos , all filmed in Baja over a period of eight days. Also of note is Amigos, Amigos, Amigos , in which the three heroes fooled a bunch of 'scum-sucking pigs' into thinking there was a whole army of Amigos.Nederlander dreamed of using his savings to start a foundation to help homeless children. However he, Day nor Bottoms received any pay for their work, being allowed to stay at the studio mansion and to keep some of their movie costumes instead. In 1916 the combined career of the Amigos took a wrong turn when they dared to stray from their formula in Those Darn Amigos in which the three wealthy landowners visited Manhattan for a weekend. Although the actors saw this latest film as a good opportunity to show their musical and dancing skills, the viewing public did not embrace Those Darn Amigos .Regular Amigo writers Sandy and Irving quickly proposed an idea for a return to form in which the Amigos would fight but later befriend a man called 'Cochise'. Unfortunately the Cochise picture fell apart when the trio, led by Lucky Day, demanded to be paid 'Amigo money' for their services. Already angry at the Amigos, Flugleman flat out refused, kicked the actors out of the mansion and took away their dandy outfits from Those Darn Amigos . However, that same night there was a break-in at the costume department of Goldsmith pictures. The only things that were stolen were the original Three Amigos costumes. Urban legend has it that Lucky Day, Dusty Bottoms and Ned Nederlander themselves were behind the theft and that they left Hollywood to become real-life crime-fighters in Mexico immediately thereafter. Show less «