Java Head

1934 1h 25m EN

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6.8

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71%

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6.5

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 5🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 138

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elizabeth Allan
Nettie Vollar
Anna May Wong
Princess Taou Yuen
John Loder
Gerrit Ammidon
Edmund Gwenn
Jeremy Ammidon
Ralph Richardson
William Ammidon
Herbert Lomas
Barzil Dunsack
George Curzon
Edward Dunsack
John Marriner
John Stone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thorold Dickinson
Writers: Martin Brown, Gordon Wellesley
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

AWARDS

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Elizabeth Allan and Anna May Wong and John Loder carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0025326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thorold Dickinson directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Elizabeth Allan and Anna May Wong and John Loder carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0025326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.