Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)

10.0/10 60 min Drama

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

Gossip

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