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 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.
Directors:
Thorold Dickinson, J. Walter Ruben.
Writers:
Martin Brown, Gordon Wellesley.
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Elizabeth Allan as Nettie Vollar |
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Anna May Wong as Princess Taou Yuen |
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John Loder as Gerrit Ammidon |
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Edmund Gwenn as Jeremy Ammidon |
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Ralph Richardson as William Ammidon |
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Herbert Lomas as Barzil Dunsack |
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George Curzon as Edward Dunsack |
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John Marriner as John Stone |
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Grey Blake as Roger Brevard (as Gray Blake) |
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Roy Emerton as Broadrick |
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Amy Brandon Thomas as Rhoda Ammidon |
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Frances Carson as Kate Vollar |
| Directing | Thorold Dickinson | Director |
| Directing | J. Walter Ruben | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Hergesheimer | Novel |
| Writing | Martin Brown | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gordon Wellesley | Screenplay |
