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Bookmark this pageBig Fella (1937)
Director: J Elder Wills
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From Time Out Film Guide
Sentimental tosh leavened only by the easy-going acting and powerful singing of its star. Robeson plays a Marseilles layabout hired by a wealthy English couple to find their missing son; when he finally discovers the boy's whereabouts, the latter prefers to stay with Robeson rather than return to Mater and Pater. A comedy drama that fails to tug the heartstrings or tickle the funnybone.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: J Elder Wills
Producer: Henry Passmore, J Elder Wills
Cast: Paul Robeson, Eldon Grant, Elizabeth Welch, Marcelle Rogez, Roy Emerton, James Hayter full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 73 mins
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