Boarding House Blues (1948)
1948 · Feature film · 86 min · dir. Josh Binney
- Musical
- Comedy
Synopsis
Despite the slapstick atmosphere there, the inhabitants of Moms' theatrical boarding house in Harlem are broke and in danger of losing their home. For some ready cash, they trick a producer into helping them put on a show, featuring a variety of black specialty acts.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Josh Binney
- Writer
- Hal Seeger
- Cinematography
- Sydney Zucker
- Studio
- All-American News
- Released
- 1948-09-01
- Running time
- 86 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Comedy Films, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Moms Mabley
- Boarding House
- Buffalo New York
- Vaudeville
- Sketches
- All-American News
Cast & crew
- Josh Binney Director
Moms Mabley- Dusty Fletcher
- Marcellus Wilson
Marie Cooke- Augustus Smith
- John D. Lee Jr.
Emory Richardson- Harold Cromer
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Una Mae Carlisle · Spiderfriend · 2026-06-08
Not much of a film dramatically or comedically but the performances are stellar.
