Big Fella (1938)

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Big Fella on IMDb 6.2/10 76 votes

Released:
1938-01-03

Overview:
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.

Director:
J. Elder Wills

Runtime:
1h 14min

Genre:
Music, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Paul Robeson
    as
    Joe
  • Elisabeth Welch
    as
    Amanda 'Manda'
  • Roy Emerton
    as
    Spike
  • James Hayter
    as
    Chuck
  • Lawrence Brown
    as
    Corney