Half-a-Dollar Bill

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.

• Release date
• January 14, 1924
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• W.S. Van Dyke

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