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Java Head

  • 19341934
  • 1h 8m
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Elizabeth Allan, Edmund Gwenn, John Loder, and Anna May Wong in Java Head (1934)
  • Drama
  • Romance
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 ... Read allThe 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 ret... Read allThe 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 ... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
84
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  • Director
    • J. Walter Ruben
  • Writers
    • Martin Brown(screenplay)
    • Joseph Hergesheimer(novel)
    • Gordon Wellesley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anna May Wong
    • Elizabeth Allan
    • John Loder
Top credits
  • Director
    • J. Walter Ruben
  • Writers
    • Martin Brown(screenplay)
    • Joseph Hergesheimer(novel)
    • Gordon Wellesley(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anna May Wong
    • Elizabeth Allan
    • John Loder
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    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Anna May Wong in Java Head (1934)
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    John Loder and Anna May Wong in Java Head (1934)
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    John Loder and Anna May Wong in Java Head (1934)

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    Anna May Wong
    Anna May Wong
    • Taou Yuenas Taou Yuen
    Elizabeth Allan
    Elizabeth Allan
    • Nettie Vollaras Nettie Vollar
    John Loder
    John Loder
    • Gerrit Ammidonas Gerrit Ammidon
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Jeremy Ammidonas Jeremy Ammidon
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • William Ammidonas William Ammidon
    Herbert Lomas
    • Barzil Dunsackas Barzil Dunsack
    George Curzon
    George Curzon
    • Edward Dunsackas Edward Dunsack
    John Marriner
    • John Stoneas John Stone
    Grey Blake
    • Roger Brevardas Roger Brevard
    • (as Gray Blake)
    Roy Emerton
    • Broadrickas Broadrick
    Amy Brandon Thomas
    Amy Brandon Thomas
    • Rhoda Ammidonas Rhoda Ammidon
    Frances Carson
    Frances Carson
    • Kate Vollaras Kate Vollar
    Hilda Campbell-Russell
    • Mrs. Broadwick (opening credits)as Mrs. Broadwick (opening credits)
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Williams
      • Director
        • J. Walter Ruben
      • Writers
        • Martin Brown(screenplay)
        • Joseph Hergesheimer(novel)
        • Gordon Wellesley(screenplay)
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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. —GoblinHairedGuy
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      • Taglines
        • A PAGAN WIFE in a Staid English Borough! Joseph Humphries' Drama Romance of Bristol (Print Ad- Sunday Sun, ((Vancouver, BC)) 17 November 1934)
      • Genres
        • Drama
        • Romance
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      • Trivia
        This is one of about three dozen British movies picked up by CBS in 1949 for U.S. television presentation; its initial telecast in New York City took place Friday, June 3, 1949 on WCBS (Channel 2); it first aired in Cincinnati Tuesday, August 16, 1949 on WCPO (Channel 7), in Boston Sunday, December 11, 1949 on WNAC (Channel 7), and in Los Angeles Monday, December 26, 1949 on KLAC (Channel 13).
      • Connections
        Referenced in Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)

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      8/10
      Top of the Line Soap - Java Head
      This film is made great by the presence of Anna May Wong and some B actors of the period. She holds up this film from beginning to end with a bravado performance (certainly one worthy of a nomination). But the 1930s was a different world. Chinese actresses didnt get nominations for great performances; they didnt even get roles custom-made for Chinese actresses, like the lead in The Good Earth, which would have been even better with Wong in the lead. Even though Louise Rainer won the Oscar that year, and turned in a wonderful performance, Wong would have been perfect for the role of a lifetime. This film is your usual triangle, but with a few twists. Wong must face all the prejudices of Western society that considered her a savage, when it was actually the other way around. The film is also a tragedy, as well as a soap, but I will not reveal why. A top Wong performance.
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      • Release date
        • October 15, 1934 (United Kingdom)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Princesa de China
      • Filming locations
        • Salem Maritime National Historic Site - 174 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
      • Production company
        • Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 8 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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