Java Head
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.
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Cast
17 people
Elizabeth Allan
Nettie Vollar
Known for
Mark of the Vampire
A Tale of Two Cities
Anna May Wong
Princess Taou Yuen
Known for
Shanghai Express
The Thief of Bagdad
J. Walter Ruben
Basil Dean
Martin Brown
John Loder
Gerrit Ammidon
Known for
Sabotage
How Green Was My Valley
Joseph Hergesheimer
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Edmund Gwenn
Jeremy Ammidon
Known for
The Trouble with Harry
Miracle on 34th Street
Gordon Wellesley
Ralph Richardson
William Ammidon
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Fallen Idol
Herbert Lomas
Barzil Dunsack
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George Curzon
Edward Dunsack
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
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J. Walter Ruben Director · Thorold Dickinson Director Gordon Wellesley Screenplay
United States release August 30, 1935 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 31, 1934
Theatrical
United States · August 30, 1935
New York City, New York
Netherlands
February 8, 1935
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