Half-A-Dollar-Bill
Half-A-Dollar-Bill | |
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Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
Written by | Max Graf (adaptation) Alfred A. Cohn (intertitles) |
Story by | Curtis Benton |
Produced by | Max Graf |
Starring | Anna Q. Nilsson |
Cinematography | Andre Barlatier French Wikipedia |
Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United 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]
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.
Cast
- Anna Q. Nilsson as The Stranger, Mrs. Webber
- William P. Carleton as Captain Duncan McTeague
- Raymond Hatton as Noodles, the cook
- Mitchell Lewis as Papeete Joe
- George MacQuarrie as Martin Webber
- Frankie Darro as Half-A-Dollar-Bill
- Rosa Gore as Gossip
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]
References
- ^ "Half-A-Dollar Bill". Lcweb2.loc.gov. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Half-A-Dollar-Bill". silentera.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Abbreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (December 22, 1923). "Feature Previews: Half-A-Dollar-Bill". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (4). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved May 4, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Half-A-Dollar-Bill
External links
- Half-A-Dollar-Bill at IMDb
- Half-A-Dollar-Bill at AllMovie
- Australian daybill; long poster
- Another poster version
- Source attribution
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- Short description matches Wikidata
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- Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke
- Metro Pictures films
- 1924 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American black-and-white films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
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