Summary
Big Fella is a British film first released in 1937,
directed by J. Elder Wills.
The film is based on a novel by Claude McKay and stars Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, James Hayter and Lawrence Brown.
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Credits
- Director: J. Elder Wills
- Script: Ingram D’Abbes, Claude McKay (novel), Fenn Sherie
- Photo: Cyril Bristow, George Stretton, H.A.R. Thomson
- Music: Eric Ansell
- 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), Dino Galvani (Gendarme), Anthony Holles (Gendarme), Eslanda Robeson, Margaret Rutherford (Nanny)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 73 min; B&W
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