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Cast
Elizabeth Allan
as Nettie Vollar
Anna May Wong
as Princess Taou Yuen
John Loder
as Gerrit Ammidon
Edmund Gwenn
as Jeremy Ammidon
Ralph Richardson
as William Ammidon
Herbert Lomas
as Barzil Dunsack
George Curzon
as Edward Dunsack
John Marriner
as John Stone
Grey Blake
as Roger Brevard (as Gray Blake)
Roy Emerton
as Broadrick
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1934
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes5
DirectorJ. Walter Ruben, Thorold Dickinson
WritersGordon Wellesley, Martin Brown
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsJava Head
About 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.
Directed by J. Walter Ruben, Thorold Dickinson, Java Head leans on a strong ensemble — Elizabeth Allan, Anna May Wong, John Loder — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1934.
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