Half-A-Dollar-Bill

Half-A-Dollar-Bill is a surviving[1] 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.[2][3]

Half-A-Dollar-Bill
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Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Written byMax Graf (adaptation)
Alfred A. Cohn (intertitles)
Story byCurtis Benton
Produced byMax Graf
StarringAnna Q. Nilsson
CinematographyAndre Barlatier French Wikipedia
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • January 14, 1924 (1924-01-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] 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.

Cast

Preservation

A copy of Half-A-Dollar-Bill is held by the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.[5]

References
  1. "Half-A-Dollar Bill". Lcweb2.loc.gov. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. "Progressive Silent Film List: Half-A-Dollar-Bill". silentera.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. "Abbreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. Pardy, George T. (December 22, 1923). "Feature Previews: Half-A-Dollar-Bill". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (4): 26. Retrieved May 4, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Half-A-Dollar-Bill
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