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Across to Singapore

  • 19281928
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
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Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Conflict ensues when a young man's childhood sweetheart becomes betrothed to his older brother.Conflict ensues when a young man's childhood sweetheart becomes betrothed to his older brother.Conflict ensues when a young man's childhood sweetheart becomes betrothed to his older brother.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Ben Ames Williams(book "All the Brothers Were Valiant")
    • Ted Shane(adaptation)
    • Joseph Farnham(titles)
  • Stars
    • Ramon Novarro
    • Joan Crawford
    • Ernest Torrence
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Ben Ames Williams(book "All the Brothers Were Valiant")
    • Ted Shane(adaptation)
    • Joseph Farnham(titles)
  • Stars
    • Ramon Novarro
    • Joan Crawford
    • Ernest Torrence
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    • 23User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Joan Crawford, Ramon Novarro, Duke Martin, and Dan Wolheim in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Joan Crawford in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro, Duke Martin, Ernest Torrence, and Dan Wolheim in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro and Anna May Wong in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro in Across to Singapore (1928)
    Ramon Novarro and Anna May Wong in Across to Singapore (1928)

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    Ramon Novarro
    Ramon Novarro
    • Joel Shoreas Joel Shore
    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Priscilla Crowninshieldas Priscilla Crowninshield
    Ernest Torrence
    Ernest Torrence
    • Capt. Mark Shoreas Capt. Mark Shore
    Frank Currier
    Frank Currier
    • Jeremiah Shoreas Jeremiah Shore
    Dan Wolheim
    Dan Wolheim
    • Noah Shoreas Noah Shore
    Duke Martin
    • Matthew Shoreas Matthew Shore
    Edward Connelly
    Edward Connelly
    • Joshua Croninshieldas Joshua Croninshield
    Jim Mason
    Jim Mason
    • Finchas Finch
    • (as James Mason)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Barflyas Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Cramer
    Richard Cramer
    • Mate at Nathan Rossas Mate at Nathan Ross
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Sailor from the Santa Rosaas Sailor from the Santa Rosa
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian Lawrence
    • Townswomanas Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Chris-Pin Martin
    Chris-Pin Martin
    • Sailor from the Santa Rosaas Sailor from the Santa Rosa
    • (uncredited)
    Anna May Wong
    Anna May Wong
    • Singapore Womanas Singapore Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Nigh
    • Writers
      • Ben Ames Williams(book "All the Brothers Were Valiant")
      • Ted Shane(adaptation)
      • Joseph Farnham(titles)
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    Storyline

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    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. —Huggo
    • love
    • engagement
    • brother
    • ship
    • singapore
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    • Taglines
      • ---A Romance full of the tang of the Seven Seas!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Both Frank Currier and Edward Connelly died in 1928, the same year the film was released.
    • Quotes

      Joel Shore: Stand back! Unhand that woman... or my trusty pistol will bark your doom!

    • Alternate versions
      Turner Classic Movies (TCM) broadcast a version with an uncredited piano music score, and running time of 85 minutes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)

    User reviews23

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    5/10
    A strange voyage
    What interested me most into seeing 'Across to Singapore' was seeing Joan Crawford in one of her earliest films. The story did not sound great and reviews are very, very mixed here, but Crawford was a fine actress and it was interesting to see how she was like very early on in her career when she was still learning her craft and not completely found her style. That was true for a lot of actors and actresses though back then and it's always been apparent come to think of it.

    'Across to Singapore' intrigues somewhat and it is watchable, with some things done well. It is a pretty strange film though and is more a curio if anything, primarily to be seen if a fan of Crawford and want to see everything she did. Crawford did do much better than 'Across to Singapore' since. Both in regard to performances and overall film quality, for me this was one of not many cases of her being outshone and that is not something said often.

    Some of the sets look quite nice, the storm scenes look impressive, and there is the odd exciting set piece such as the climax. Some of the first half is entertaining, partly because of Ramon Novarro's comic timing.

    Novarro does very well here, his character is a reckless one in terms of attitude but he portrays him endearingly and not obnoxiously. Ernest Torrence does curmudgeonly with gusto and Anna May Wong is perfectly alluring.

    Crawford however is less convincing. Her character is not a particularly meaty one, Crawford was at her best when she had a character that she could sink her teeth into (literally too), and required a lot more subtlety than seen in her quite histrionic interpretation. The direction doesn't really engage and tends to be merely workmanlike and not much more. 'Across to Singapore' started off well, but by the halfway point all the way through to the end it became generally increasingly silly and muddled. One knows even from reading the quite cliched synopsis that it would be pretty predictable and nothing new is done here, this is standard stuff and silly and unfocused standard stuff at that.

    The pace lacks energy and in the second half when the film runs out of ideas pretty much it creaks quite badly. The only chemistry to convince is between Novarro and Torrence, bland everywhere else. Some nice sets aside, the production values look pretty primitive. Evident in some disorganised editing and nothing really stands out in the photography either.

    Good from curiosity standpoint but not really recommended. 5/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All the Brothers Were Valiant
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $290,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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