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Big Fella

1937 British film by J. Elder Wills From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Plot

Big Fella is set on the docks and streets of Marseille. 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.[1]

Reception

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

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