Java Head

Java Head

Java Head

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Java Head

1923

1h 22m

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Romance

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Gerrit Ammidon, despairing of any chance to marry his love, Nettie Vollar, because of a bitter feud between his father and her grandfather, sails to China to "get away from it all". While in Shanghai he rescues a beautiful young woman being attacked by a gang of street toughs. She turns out to be Taou Yuen, a Manchu princess. Gerrit discovers that, unless she finds a husband, she will be put to death, and he agrees to marry her. They return to Java Head, the Ammidon family home in Salem, Massachusetts, but Gerrit's "homecoming" has some unexpected consequences.

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17 members

Acting

Leatrice Joy

Taou Yuen

Leatrice Joy

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Jacqueline Logan

Nettie Vollar

Jacqueline Logan

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Alan Roscoe

Gerrit Ammidon (as Albert Roscoe)

Alan Roscoe

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Arthur Stuart Hull

William Ammidon

Arthur Stuart Hull

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Rose Tapley

Rhoda Ammidon

Rose Tapley

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Betty Bronson

Janet Ammidon

Betty Bronson

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George Fawcett

Barzil Dunsack

George Fawcett

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Raymond Hatton

Edward Dunsack

Raymond Hatton

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Helen Lindroth

Kate Vollar

Helen Lindroth

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Frances Hatton

Nurse

Frances Hatton

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Frederick Strong

Jeremy Ammidon

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Violet Axzelle

Laurel Ammidon

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Audrey Berry

Sidsall Ammidon

Audrey Berry

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Polly Archer

Camilla Ammidon

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Daniel Pennell

Broadrick (as Dan Pennell)

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George Stevens

Butler

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Mimi Sherwood

Maid

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