Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924 · 60 min · Director: W.S. Van Dyke
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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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Half-a-Dollar Bill (1924) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Details
- Directed by
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Written by
- Alfred A. Cohn, Curtis Benton
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1924
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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