Movie

Half-a-Dollar Bill

1924 · 60 min

A gentle old-fashioned silent melodrama, sentimental and earnest, with a kidnapping threat lending mild suspense to a story of a found child.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Found family, parenthood, revenge, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
parenthood
revenge
identity
love
Places: sea
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none