Java Head (1934)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... See full summary » |
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Title: Java Head (1934)
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Princess Taou Yuen
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Elizabeth Allan | ... |
Nettie Vollar
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Gerrit Ammidon
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William Ammidon
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Barzil Dunsack
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Edward Dunsack
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Broadrick
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John Stone
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Roger Brevard
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Rhoda
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Kate
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Hilda Campbell-Russell | ... |
Mrs. Broadwick (opening credits)
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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. Written by GoblinHairedGuy
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August 1934 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Princesa de China See more »Filming Locations:
Salem Maritime National Historic Site - 174 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts, USACompany Credits
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Not at all cinematic, and rather stiffly dramatic, but a fascinating look at times past and changing mores. There's plenty of ripe, humorous seafaring dialogue, some hilarious comic cutaways about sea life and hypocritical moralism, and plenty of unverbalized, precode references to opium addiction and other vices. Anna May Wong has one of her finest roles, showing more dignity in her character than the hypocritical churchgoers, and Elizabeth Allan is a romantic ideal as always.