Big Fella (1937)
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African-American actor/singer Paul Robeson had to travel to England in the 1930s to seek out dignified film roles. In Big Fella, Robeson is a happy wanderer who chances upon a runaway child. The kid so enjoys the company of Robeson and his café-singer friend Elisabeth Welch that he threatens to… More African-American actor/singer Paul Robeson had to travel to England in the 1930s to seek out dignified film roles. In Big Fella, Robeson is a happy wanderer who chances upon a runaway child. The kid so enjoys the company of Robeson and his café-singer friend Elisabeth Welch that he threatens to claim that he's been kidnapped if Robeson tries to return the boy to his parents. Interestingly, Robeson's character name is Joe, just as it had been in the actor's 1936 Hollywood triumph Show Boat. Big Fella was based on a novel by Claude McKay. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- J. Elder Wills
- Written By
- Fenn Sherie, Ingram D'Abbes
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
Unrated,
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Cast
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Paul Robeson
as Joe
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Elisabeth Welch
as Amanda
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Roy Emerton
as Spike
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James Hayter
as Chuck
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Lawrence Brown
as Corney
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Eldon Grant
as Gerald Oliphant
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Marcelle Rogez
as Marietta
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Eric Cowley
as Ferdy Oliphant
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Joyce Kennedy
as Mrs. Oliphant
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Dino Galvani
as Gendarme
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Anthony Holles
as Gendar-me
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Margaret Rutherford
as Nanny
