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Half-A-Dollar-Bill
Half-A-Dollar-Bill
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Directed by	W. S. Van Dyke
Written by	Max Graf (adaptation); Alfred A. Cohn (intertitles)
Story by	Curtis Benton
Produced by	Max Graf
Starring	Anna Q. Nilsson
Cinematography	Andre Barlatier French Wikipedia
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	January 14, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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]

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

Anna Q. Nilsson as The Stranger, Mrs. Webber
William P. Carleton as Captain Duncan McTeague
Raymond Hatton as Noodles, the cook
Mitchell Lewis as Papeete Joe
George MacQuarrie as Martin Webber
Frankie Darro as Half-A-Dollar-Bill
Rosa Gore as Gossip

Preservation

A copy of Half-A-Dollar-Bill was preserved by MGM labs and a print is held by the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique.^[5]

References

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