Fair Wind to Java
1953 film by Joseph Kane / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fair Wind to Java is a 1953 American adventure film in Trucolor from Republic Pictures, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, that stars Fred MacMurray and Vera Ralston.[3] With special effects by the Lydecker brothers, the film was based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Garland Roark.
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Fair Wind to Java | |
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Directed by | Joseph Kane |
Written by | Garland Roark (novel) |
Screenplay by | Richard Tregaskis |
Produced by | Joseph Kane |
Starring | Fred MacMurray Vera Ralston |
Cinematography | Jack Marta |
Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2 million[1] |
Box office | $1.3 million (US)[2] |
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The film tells the story of an American sea captain who voyages in search of diamonds on a volcanic island and must contend with various mysteries, pirates, and finally an exploding volcano (based on the 1883 eruption of the island of Krakatoa).[4]