Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924)

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.

Released Jan. 14, 1924 60 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.sea-captain, imdb.kidnapping, imdb.abandoned-child, imdb.melodrama

Production Companies: Max Graf Productions

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: No Language, English