28 Aug 1998
Velvet Goldmine
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Elizabeth Allan Nettie Vollar
Anna May Wong Princess Taou Yuen
John Loder Gerrit Ammidon
Edmund Gwenn Jeremy Ammidon
Ralph Richardson William Ammidon
Herbert Lomas Barzil Dunsack
George Curzon Edward Dunsack
John Marriner John Stone
Grey Blake Roger Brevard (as Gray Blake)
Roy Emerton Broadrick
Amy Brandon Thomas Rhoda Ammidon
Frances Carson Kate Vollar
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