Movie Description
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : J. Elder Wills
- Producer : J. Elder Wills,Henry Passmore
- Writer : Ingram D'Abbes,Fenn Sherie
- Editor : Brereton Porter,Douglas Robertson
- Cast : Paul Robeson,Elisabeth Welch,Roy Emerton,James Hayter,Lawrence Brown,Eldon Gorst,Marcelle Rogez,Eric Cowley,Joyce Kennedy,Margaret Rutherford
Cast
Joe
Amanda 'Manda'
Spike
Chuck
Corney
Gerald Oliphant
Marietta
Ferdy Oliphant
Mrs. Oliphant
Nanny (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBig Fella
Status Released
Release Information
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1938-01-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 14m
Production CompaniesBeaconsfield Productions,British Lion Films
Genres
- Music
- Drama
