Half-A-Dollar-Bill

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Half-A-Dollar-Bill
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Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Written byMax Graf (adaptation)
Alfred A. Cohn (intertitles)
Story by Curtis Benton
Produced byMax Graf
Starring Anna Q. Nilsson
CinematographyAndre Barlatier French Wikipedia
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • January 14, 1924 (1924-01-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited 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]

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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.

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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]

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References

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