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 |
| Directing | Joseph Kane | Director |
| Writing | Garland Roark | Novel |
| Writing | Richard Tregaskis | Screenplay |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Richard L. Van Enger | Editor |
| Camera | Jack A. Marta | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
| Art | Frank Arrigo | Art Direction |
| Production | Joseph Kane | Associate Producer |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | George Milo | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Gray | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Robert G. Shannon | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dick Tyler Sr. | Sound |
| Sound | Howard Wilson | Sound |
| Crew | Howard Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Theodore Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Camera | Alric Edens | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bud Thackery | Camera Operator |