Across to Singapore is a 1928 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 by director William Nigh

William Nigh

William Nigh was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin....

 starring Ramon Novarro

Ramón Novarro

Ramón Novarro was a Mexican leading man actor in Hollywood in the early 20th century. He was the next male "Sex Symbol" after the death of Rudolph Valentino...

 and Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford , born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre....

. The plot involves a love triangle between a woman and two brothers, set on board ship and in Singapore. The screenplay was written by Ted Shane based on the novel All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant (novel)

All the Brothers Were Valiant was a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. It was Williams' first novel. It has been adapted to film three times, all by MGM: All the Brothers Were Valiant , Across to Singapore and All the Brothers Were Valiant .-External links: * at Internet Archive * at LibriVox...

by Ben Ames Williams

Ben Ames Williams

Ben Ames Williams American writer who published over thirty novels, including All the Brothers Were Valiant ,Come Spring ,The Strange Woman , House Divided , Leave Her to Heaven and The Unconquered...

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This was the second film based on this novel; the first was All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923 film)

All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1923 silent film, sea adventure and romantic drama. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures corporation and directed by Irvin Willat. The films stars several well known actors, such as Lon Chaney, Malcolm McGregor, Billie Dove and Robert McKim...

(1923, now lost), and it was remade again in 1953 under the title All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1953 adventure drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , based on the 1919 novel All the Brothers Were Valiant by Ben Ames Williams...

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Cast

• Ramon Novarro
  Ramón Novarro
  Ramón Novarro was a Mexican leading man actor in Hollywood in the early 20th century. He was the next male "Sex Symbol" after the death of Rudolph Valentino...
  
   - Joel Shore
• Joan Crawford
  Joan Crawford
  Joan Crawford , born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre....
  
   - Priscilla Crowninshield
• Ernest Torrence
  Ernest Torrence
  Ernest Torrence was a Scottish born film character actor who appeared in many Hollywood films, including Broken Chains with Colleen Moore,Mantrap with Clara Bow, and Fighting Caravans with Gary Cooper and Lili Damita...
  
   - Captain Mark Shore
• Frank Currier
  Frank Currier
  Frank Currier was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 133 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916...
  
   - Jeremiah Shore
• Dan Wolheim - Noah Shore
• Duke Martin - Matthew Shore
• Edward Connelly
  Edward Connelly
  Edward Connelly was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He had a long established Broadway theatre career going back to the Victorian era...
  
   - Joshua Crowninshield
• Jim Mason - Ship's Mate Finch(billed ; James Mason)
• Anna May Wong
  Anna May Wong
  Anna May Wong was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star...
  
  - Singapore Woman

External links

• Across to Singapore; allrovi.com/ synopsis