The Road to Mandalay

The Road to Mandalay

East meets West -- you'll meet thrills such as you've never imagined possible in this powerful film, Chaney's greatest role!

1926 · 70 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

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.

Directed by Tod Browning · Written by Tod Browning

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