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Half-A-Dollar-Bill
Sign in to saveHalf-A-Dollar-Bill is a surviving 1924 American silent drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by an independent company and released through Metro Pictures.
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10.0Captain Duncan McTeague, ashore in Southport, finds a deserted baby boy with a note and half of a dollar bill pinned to its clothing. The note states that the mother hopes some day to return and identify the child with the other half of the dollar bill. McTeague raises the child. When he is four years old, the captain discharges his mate Martin Webber, who seeks revenge by kidnapping the boy.
Cast
- Anna Q. Nilsson as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
- William P. Carleton as Capt. Duncan McTeague
- Raymond Hatton as Noodles - the Cook
- Mitchell Lewis as Papeete Joe
- Alec B. Francis as Judge Norton
- George MacQuarrie as Martin Webber
Themes
- preserved at cinematheque royale de belgique
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- W. S. Van Dyke
- Cast member
- Anna Q. Nilsson
- Duration
- 60
- Image
- Half A Dollar Bill lobby card.jpg
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- publication date
- 1924-01-14
- title
- Half-A-Dollar-Bill
- distributed by
- Metro Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- Half-A-Dollar-Bill
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Preservation
- References
- External links
Half-A-Dollar-Bill is a surviving 1924 American silent drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by an independent company and released through Metro Pictures.
==Plot== As described in a film magazine review, Captain Duncan McTeague, ashore in Southport, finds a deserted baby boy with a note and half of a dollar bill pinned to its clothing. The note states that the mother hopes some day to return and identify the child with the other half of the dollar bill. McTeague raises the child. When he is four years old, the captain discharges his mate Martin Webber, who seeks revenge by kidnapping the boy. A woman turns up who proves to be the missing mother. Webber is killed and the mother and Captain McTeague are united.
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