Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924, English. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
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.
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- 1h 0m
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 14 January 1924
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Curtis Benton, Alfred A. Cohn
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Half-a-Dollar Bill isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 January 1924. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Half-a-Dollar Bill?
Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924) was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and stars Anna Q. Nilsson, William P. Carleton, Raymond Hatton.