Big Fella poster
Movie193874 minReleasedGB U

Big Fella

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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Language
EN
Original release language
Production
Beaconsfield Productions
Lead production company
Scope
74 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

Paul Robeson

Joe

#2

Elisabeth Welch

Amanda 'Manda'

#3

Roy Emerton

Spike

#4

James Hayter

Chuck

#5

Lawrence Brown

Corney

#6

Eldon Gorst

Gerald Oliphant

#7

Marcelle Rogez

Marietta

#8

Eric Cowley

Ferdy Oliphant

#9

Joyce Kennedy

Mrs. Oliphant

#10

Margaret Rutherford

Nanny (uncredited)

Crew
Key crew roles and departments.
JE

J. Elder Wills

Director

Directing

GS

George Stretton

Camera Operator

Camera

ID

Ingram D'Abbes

Writer

Writing

AO

A.W. Osborne

Production Supervisor

Production

JE

J. Elder Wills

Producer

Production

CB

Cyril Bristow

Cinematography

Crew

JE

J. Elder Wills

Art Direction

Art

HV

Harold V. King

Sound Engineer

Sound

CM

Claude McKay

Novel

Writing

DR

Douglas Robertson

Editor

Editing

EA

Eric Ansell

Original Music Composer

Sound

AA

Arthur Alcott

Assistant Director

Directing

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Videos

Preview Clip: Big Fella (1937, Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, Eldon Gorst)

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Ratings
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TMDB Score

7.3

from 7 ratings

Certification

GB U

Preferred region-based rating

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