Big Fella
1938, English. Directed by J. Elder Wills.
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Big Fella is streaming on FlixFling, IndieFlix, and IndieFlix Shorts in India.
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Details
- Released
- 3 January 1938
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Fenn Sherie, Ingram D'Abbes
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Big Fella runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Big Fella is streaming on FlixFling, IndieFlix, and IndieFlix Shorts in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Big Fella?
Big Fella (1938) was directed by J. Elder Wills and stars Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton.