Big Fella (1938)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.554 |
Directed By
J. Elder Wills
Crew
J. Elder Wills
H. A. R. Thomson
Fenn Sherie
A.W. Osborne
Henry Passmore
Cyril Bristow
J. Elder Wills
Harold V. King
Claude McKay
Brereton Porter
J. Elder Wills
Eric Ansell
Douglas Robertson
Ingram D'Abbes
Arthur Alcott
Jack Beaver
George Stretton
TOP CAST
Paul Robeson
Joe
Elisabeth Welch
Amanda 'Manda'
Roy Emerton
Spike
James Hayter
Chuck
Lawrence Brown
Corney
Eldon Gorst
Gerald Oliphant
Marcelle Rogez
Marietta
Eric Cowley
Ferdy Oliphant
Joyce Kennedy
Mrs. Oliphant
Margaret Rutherford
Nanny (uncredited)
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