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Big Fella (1938)

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.

  • Music
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Paul RobesonPaul RobesonJoe
  • Photo of Elisabeth WelchElisabeth WelchAmanda 'Manda'
  • Photo of Roy EmertonRoy EmertonSpike
  • Photo of James HayterJames HayterChuck
  • Photo of Lawrence BrownLawrence BrownCorney
  • Photo of Eldon GorstEldon GorstGerald Oliphant
  • Photo of Marcelle RogezMarcelle RogezMarietta
  • Photo of Eric CowleyEric CowleyFerdy Oliphant
  • Photo of Joyce KennedyJoyce KennedyMrs. Oliphant
  • Photo of Margaret RutherfordMargaret RutherfordNanny (uncredited)

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