Java Head
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The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1934-07-31
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Thorold Dickinson, J. Walter Ruben
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: Java Head
Production Companies: Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Elizabeth Allan
Anna May Wong
John Loder
Edmund Gwenn
Ralph Richardson
Herbert Lomas
George Curzon
John Marriner
Grey Blake
Roy Emerton
Amy Brandon Thomas
Frances Carson
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