The Road to Mandalay (1926)

Joe, a former sea captain whose wife died during the birth of their child at sea, is now a pockmarked, disreputable divekeeper in Singapore where he indulges in shady operations with Herrick, known as The Admiral. They ship for Mandalay, where Joe's daughter lives with a priest, Father James, and tends a curio shop, unaware that her father regularly sends money to Father James for her support. Although his daughter clearly finds him abhorrent, Joe determines to take her away until he learns that The Admiral has fallen in love with her and plans to marry her. He persuades Father James (actually his brother) not to perform the ceremony, and The Admiral is shanghaied by Joe's men. The girl, suspecting Joe, goes to his brothel in Singapore and is about to be assaulted by Charlie, a lecherous Chinaman, when Joe intervenes and is stabbed. The Admiral comes to her rescue and escapes with her on a boat.

Directing:
  • Tod Browning

Writing:
  • Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Tod Browning

Stars:
Release Date: 1926-06-26
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  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 70

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Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Singapore Joe
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
The Admiral
Lois Moran
Lois Moran
Joe's Daughter
Henry B. Walthall
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Father James
Sôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyam...
English Charlie Wing
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