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Java Head

Java Head

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 31, 1934

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

Java Head

Production Companies

Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)

Director

J. Walter Ruben

Description

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.