Big Fella 1937  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Elder Wills
Cast: Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, James Hayter, Lawrence Brown, Eldon Gorst, Marcelle Rogez, Eric Cowley, Joyce Kennedy
Some days you just can't win as Joe (Paul Robeson) learns when he finds a runaway boy, Gerald (Eldon Gorst), and takes him to cafe singer Amanda (Elisabeth Welch). But now, Gerald is threatening to claim that Joe kidnapped him if they try to return him to his parents.
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Song of Freedom 1936  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Elder Wills
Cast: Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, George Mozart, Arthur Williams, Ronald Simpson, Jenny Dean, Bernard Ansell, Sydney Benson, Cornelia Smith
Paul Robeson plays a former dockworker/now singer who heads to Africa with his wife seeking his roots as the rightful heir to the throne of the country of Casangas. His efforts to rid the people of superstitions and bring modern medicine to fight the rampant diseases are fought by the powerful witch doctors. He wins out, and sings several songs in the process.
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| 1. Big Fella (1937)
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