
The Road to Mandalay
A gloomy silent melodrama of sin and sacrifice, carried by a grotesque, magnetic performance and a slow drift toward inevitable tragedy.
- Directed by
- Tod Browning
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Lon Chaney, Lois Moran, Owen Moore
- Tagline
- East meets West -- you'll meet thrills such as you've never imagined possible in this powerful film, Chaney's greatest role!
- Overview
- Singapore Joe is a captain onboard a ship bound for Mandalay with his wife, who lies gravely ill in her cabin. His wife dies giving birth to a daughter, and the Captain leaves the child in the care of his brother Father James, a priest who raises the girl as his own. 20 years pass, and the captain is now a hardened criminal with a blind eye who runs a Singapore brothel alongside a vile Chinese associate.
Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.
Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.
Add to a list: The Road to Mandalay
- Directed by
- Tod Browning
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Lon Chaney, Lois Moran, Owen Moore











