Across to Singapore (1928)
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- 1h 25min
- Crime, Drama
- 07 Apr 1928 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Ramon Novarro | ... |
Joel Shore
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Joan Crawford | ... |
Priscilla Crowninshield
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Ernest Torrence | ... |
Capt. Mark Shore
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Frank Currier | ... |
Jeremiah Shore
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Dan Wolheim | ... |
Noah Shore
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Duke Martin | ... |
Matthew Shore
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Edward Connelly | ... |
Joshua Croninshield
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Jim Mason | ... |
Finch
(as James Mason)
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Phil Bloom | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Richard Cramer | ... |
Mate at Nathan Ross (uncredited)
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Pat Harmon | ... |
Sailor from the Santa Rosa (uncredited)
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Lillian Lawrence | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Chris-Pin Martin | ... |
Sailor from the Santa Rosa (uncredited)
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Anna May Wong | ... |
Singapore Woman (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Nigh |
Written by
Ben Ames Williams | ... | (book "All the Brothers Were Valiant") |
Ted Shane | ... | (adaptation) |
Joseph Farnham | ... | (titles) |
Laurence Stallings | ... | (treatment) (uncredited) |
Produced by
William Nigh | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
John F. Seitz | ... | (photographed by) (as John Seitz) |
Editing by
Ben Lewis | ... | film editor |
Art Department
Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
Eric Rohman | ... | poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Cox | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
Richard Schayer | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (A William Nigh Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1928) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Ufa-Metro-Verleihbetriebe GmbH (Parufamet) (1928) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Wilton Metro Goldwyn Distribution Corporation (1928) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr) (for Warner Archives)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's the mid-nineteenth century. The neighboring Shore and Crowninshield families of the American east coast have a long tradition of seafaring. Of Jeremiah Shore's four sons, the only one not at sea is the youngest, Joel Shore, solely because of his age. Joel has had a long friendship with the Crowninshield's daughter, Priscilla Crowninshield, that friendship which is now on the brink of romantic love as they become of age, although this new-found love is unspoken on both sides. Joel hopes that when his eldest brother, Mark Shore, captain of the Nathan Ross, returns home from his latest voyage, he will allow Joel to sail with him. Although Mark still sees Joel as the "youngin'" of the family, Joel, through slightly underhanded means, is able to convince Mark that he is man enough to become a sailor. Also on this layover at home, Mark notices that Priscilla has become a beautiful young woman, who he now wants to marry. Mark arranges the engagement with his father and Priscilla's father without Priscilla's knowledge. The public announcement of the engagement shocks both Joel and Priscilla, the latter who has no romantic interest in Mark. On the Nathan Ross' first sailing following the engagement, that sailing to Singapore, Captain Mark makes a decision that unwittingly sets off a series of events that jeopardize both his and Joel's lives, but also tests whether in this situation family and brotherly loyalty or being with the woman you love is more important. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | ---A Romance full of the tang of the Seven Seas! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $290,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Joan Crawford would later remark that she disliked this film and thought that she and Ramon Novarro were miscast. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007). See more » |
Quotes |
Joel Shore:
Stand back! Unhand that woman... or my trusty pistol will bark your doom! See more » |