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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Anna Q. Nilsson as The Stranger - Mrs. Webber
William P. Carleton as Capt. Duncan McTeague
Raymond Hatton as Noodles - the Cook
Mitchell Lewis as Papeete Joe
Alec B. Francis as Judge Norton
George MacQuarrie as Martin Webber
Frankie Darro as Half-a-Dollar Bill
Rosa Gore as Gossip
W.S. Van Dyke Director
André Barlatier Director of Photography
Max Graf Producer
Curtis Benton Story
Alfred A. Cohn Writer
Max Graf Adaptation
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