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      • Big Fella is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Roy Emerton. It is loosely based on the novel Banjo by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay.


      Plot


      Big Fella is set on the docks and streets of Marseilles. Paul Robeson stars as a street-wise but honest dockworker who struggles with deep issues of integrity and human values. Elisabeth Welch plays opposite him as a café singer in love with him. Robeson's wife, Eslanda Robeson, appears as the café owner.


      Reception


      The movie received praise, particularly for the music, featuring Robeson and Welch, and for Robeson's performance.


      Cast


      Paul Robeson as Banjo
      Elisabeth Welch as Amanda 'Manda'
      Roy Emerton as Spike
      James Hayter as Chuck
      Lawrence Brown as Corney
      Eldon Gorst as Gerald Oliphant
      Marcelle Rogez as Marietta
      Eric Cowley as Ferdy Oliphant
      Joyce Kennedy as Mrs. Oliphant
      Dino Galvani as Gendarme
      Anthony Holles as Gendarme
      Margaret Rutherford as Nanny


      References




      External links


      Big Fella at IMDb

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