Big Fella 87 years old

Big Fella

Joe, a Marseilles docker, is hired by a wealthy English couple to find their missing son. When Joe finds him, he learns he escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer. They offer him a refuge from his repressed white parents.

Credits

Big Fella Cast

Name Character
Paul Robeson He was 39, 77 years old when he died as Joe
James Hayter He was 30, 75 years old when he died as Chuck
Joyce Kennedy She was 10, 4 years old when she died as Mrs. Oliphant
Eldon Gorst He was 76, 50 years old when he died as Gerald Oliphant
Eric Cowley as Ferdy Oliphant
Lawrence Brown He was 29, 81 years old when he died as Corney
Elisabeth Welch She was 33, 99 years old when she died as Amanda 'Manda'
Roy Emerton He was 43, 51 years old when he died as Spike

Big Fella Crew

Name Department
J. Elder Wills as Director. He was 37 (70) years old when He died Directing
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Big Fella (87 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, July 17, 1937
  • Runtime: 73 minutes