Java Head (1934)★ 6.5/10

GB · 85 min · July 20, 1934

• Drama
• Romance

Directed by: J. Walter Ruben

Written by: Martin Brown, Joseph Hergesheimer, Gordon Wellesley

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.