Java Head

1934

85 min

6.0

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama, Romance

Director

J. Walter Ruben

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Anna May Wong

Elizabeth Allan

John Loder

Edmund Gwenn

Ralph Richardson

Herbert Lomas

George Curzon

John Marriner

Grey Blake

Roy Emerton

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Java Head

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.

  • Anna May Wong

  • Elizabeth Allan

  • John Loder

  • Edmund Gwenn

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