Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)
Overview
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.
Cast
Anna Q. Nilsson
The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
William P. Carleton
Capt. Duncan McTeague
Raymond Hatton
Noodles - the Cook
Mitchell Lewis
Papeete Joe
Alec B. Francis
Judge Norton
George MacQuarrie
Martin Webber
Frankie Darro
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Rosa Gore
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