Across to Singapore is a 1928 silent film by director William Nigh starring Joan Crawford and Ramon Novarro. 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 by Ben Ames Williams. William Nigh (October 12, 1881 - November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. ... Ben Ames Willaims (7 March 1889 – 3 February 1953) American writer who published over thrity novels, including The Strange Woman (1945), House Divided (1947), Leave Her to Heaven (1946), and Come Spring (1940). ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... Ramón Novarro (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968) was a Mexican actor who achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... William Nigh (October 12, 1881 - November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... Ramón Novarro (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968) was a Mexican actor who achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films. ... All the Brothers Were Valiant was a 1919 novel by Ben Ames Williams. ... Ben Ames Willaims (7 March 1889 – 3 February 1953) American writer who published over thrity novels, including The Strange Woman (1945), House Divided (1947), Leave Her to Heaven (1946), and Come Spring (1940). ...

This was the second film based on this novel; the first was All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923, now lost), and it was remade again in 1953 under the title All the Brothers Were Valiant. All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1953 adventure drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ...

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Across to Singapore at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

• Classic Film Guide review/synopsis