Fair Wind to Java (1953)
The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...
Director:
Joseph Kane
Writer:
Richard Tregaskis
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Fred MacMurray as Captain Boll |
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Vera Ralston as Kim Kim |
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Robert Douglas as Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar |
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Victor McLaglen as O'Brien |
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John Russell as Flint |
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Claude Jarman Jr. as Chess |
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Paul Fix as Wilson |
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Grant Withers as Jason Blue |
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Chuck Hayward as Sailor |
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Buddy Baer as King |
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Howard Petrie as Reeder |
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William Murphy as Ahab |
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Sujata Rubener as Dancer (as Sujata) |
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Philip Ahn as Gusti |
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Stephen Bekassy as Lieutenant |
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Keye Luke as Pidada |
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Virginia Brissac as Bintang |
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Richard Reeves as Hoppo Two |
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John Halloran as Guard |
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Howard Chuman as Guard |
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Mailoa Kalili as Guard |
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Al Kikume as Guard |
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Blackie Whiteford as Sailor |
| Writing | Garland Roark | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Tregaskis | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jack A. Marta | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Joseph Kane | Director |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
| Art | Frank Arrigo | Art Direction |
| Editing | Richard L. Van Enger | Editor |
| Camera | Bud Thackery | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Theodore Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Camera | Alric Edens | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Howard Wilson | Sound |
| Sound | Dick Tyler Sr. | Sound |
| Art | George Milo | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Howard Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Joseph Kane | Associate Producer |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Gray | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Robert G. Shannon | Assistant Director |