Half-A-Dollar-Bill is a surviving 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. Plot As described in a film magazine review, 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 Preservation A copy of Half-A-Dollar-Bill is held by the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique. References External links Australian daybill; long poster Another poster version 1924 films American silent feature films 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