Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 28th April 1986.

Description[]

AN AMERICAN SAILING SHIP PLIES THE SEAS OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES LOOKING FOR HONEST TRADE, BUT DENIED A CARGO BY THE HOSTILE DUTCH, HER MASTER ( FRED MACMURRAY ) TURNS TO TRADE OF A MORE HAZARDOUS KIND...

Cast[]

Fred MacMurray as Capt. Boll
Vera Ralston as Kim Kim
Robert Douglas as Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar
Victor McLaglen as O'Brien
John Russell as Flint
Buddy Baer as King
Claude Jarman Jr. as Chess
Grant Withers as Jason Blue
Howard Petrie as Reeber
Paul Fix as Wilson
William Murphy as Ahab
Sujata Rubener as Dancer (as Sujata)
Philip Ahn as Gusti
Stephen Bekassy as Lieutenant

Credits[]

Opening (Rare 1986 Release)[]

The Video Collection Warning Screen (1986-1995)
The Video Collection "New Catalogue" Promo From 1986 with clips of "It's a Wonderful Life, "Rebecca", "High Noon", "Ring of Bright Water", "Duel in the Sun", "The Quiet Man", "Rio Grande", "Sands of Iwo Jima", "Dark Command", "Wake of the Red Witch", "Flying Tigers", "The Touch of Mink", "Indiscreet", "Operation Petticoat", "Father Goose", "Bringing Up Baby", "The Green is Greener", "Flying Down to Rio", "The Gay Divorcee", "Silver Hawks", "Care Bears", "The Get Along Gang", "GoBots", "M.A.S.K.", "ThunderCats", "A Star for Jeremy", "George & the Star", "The Coneheads", "Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "The Flintstones", "The Smurfs", "Top Cat", "He-Man & the Masters of the Universe", "Mr. T", "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", "Scooby-Doo", "Yogi Bear", "SuperTed", "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "Moschops", "Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "The Video Gallery", "The Wind in the Willows", "Duran", "Queen", "Sport Aid" and "Jane Fonda's Workout". [announced by Ray Brooks]
Start of Fair Wind to Java (1953)

Closing (Rare 1986 Release)[]

Trailers and info[]

1986 first release[]

The Video Collection advert of "Stars upon stars upon stars" in 1986 which features:

Brief clips from various VHS titles that jump into shot one by one which are"Minder on the Orient Express" (George Cole and Dennis Waterman scenes), "Young at Heart" (Frank Sinatra scene), John Wayne as "The Quiet Man" (train carriage window scene), "Young at Heart" (Doris Day scene), "The Gay Divorcee" (Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing scene) "Mr. T." (live action sequence from the "Mr. T" cartoon show), a scene of Jasper Carrott's 1979 live stage show, Barry Manilow (singing on stage from "Live At The Greek") and a football match.

The brief scene of the Video Collection logo plays for one quick first second as comes...

A clip from the 1933 musical film of "Flying Down to Rio" starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
A clip from the 1951 action war movie of ""Flying Leathernecks" starring John Wayne.
A clip from the 1946 epic Western film of "Duel in the Sun" starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones.
A clip from the 1960 romantic comedy film of "The Grass is Greener" starring Robert Mitchum and Cary Grant
A clip from the 1947 fantasy film of "Sinbad the Sailor" starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

The brief scene of the Video Collection logo plays for one second quick second as comes...

A number of clips from a selection of titles for younger viewers including, "He-Man", "Scooby Goes Hollywood" and "The Wind in the Willows".

The brief scene of the Video Collection logo plays for one third quick second as comes...

A clip from 1985-1986 British TV crime drama of "Dempsey and Makepeace"
A clip from the 1985 British comedy/thriller TV film "Minder on the Orient Express"

At the end of this advert The Video Collection logo plays for a long time whilst the announcer informs that all these titles and many more are available in a collector's high street at one unbeatable price and he finally announces people to start their collection today.

1986 second release[]

The Video Collection "New Catalogue" advert from 1986 which is narrated by Ray Brooks featuring 'Movie Greats' video tiles including...

a clip of the 1946 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film "It's a Wonderful Life"
a clip of Laurence Olivier in the 1940 psychological drama film "Rebecca" along with Joan Fontaine.
a clip of the 1952 Western film "High Noon" starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
A still for other movie greats that are available which are "Ring of Brightwater", "Duel in the Sun" and many more to which Ray Brooks announces.
clips for John Wayne films on video such as the chatting and kissing scene from "The Quiet Man" (1952), brief clips of other movies with John Wayne such as "Rio Grande" (1950), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1950), "Dark Command" (1940), the punching scene from "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948) and a clip from "Flying Tigers" (1942).
clips for films starring Cary Grant including a clip of himself with Doris Day in "The Touch of Mink" (1952), a clip of himself with Ingrid Bergman in "Indiscreet" (1958), "Operation Petticoat", "Father Goose", "Bringing Up Baby", "The Green is Greener", and many more...,
Musicals - Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Young at Heart and many more...,
Children's Entertainment - Care Bears, The Get Along Gang, ThunderCats, Mask, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends, Yogi Bear, The Wind in the Willows and many children's videos.
The Video Music Collection - Duran and many musical videos. and Sports - Sport Aid, Run the World, Jane Fonda's Workout and many sports videos