Two brothers fall for the same woman, and their rivalry follows them out to sea.
1928 · Silent romantic drama · 85 minutes (Wikimedia copy)
Synopsis
Joel Shore and Priscilla Crowninshield have been close since childhood, but her family promises her hand to his older brother, Captain Mark Shore. The brothers sail for Singapore with the quarrel still unresolved. When the crew turns against them, they must decide whether they can still count on each other.
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Anna May Wong also appears as a dancer in Singapore.
Production credits
Director: William Nigh
Adaptation: Ted Shane
Continuity: Richard Schayer
Intertitles: Joseph White Farnham
Cinematography: John F. Seitz
Editor: Ben Lewis
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Based on Ben Ames Williams’s 1919 novel All the Brothers Were Valiant. The film’s working title was China Bound. See the AFI Catalog for more about the production.