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Big Fella
Big Fella

Big Fella

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

03 January 1938

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Joe

Elisabeth Welch

Elisabeth Welch

Amanda 'Manda'

Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton

Spike

James Hayter

James Hayter

Chuck

Lawrence Brown

Lawrence Brown

Corney

Eldon Gorst

Eldon Gorst

Gerald Oliphant

Marcelle Rogez

Marcelle Rogez

Marietta

Eric Cowley

Eric Cowley

Ferdy Oliphant

Joyce Kennedy

Joyce Kennedy

Mrs. Oliphant

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Nanny (uncredited)

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