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Boarding House Blues
1948 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 5.4
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When tenants of a Harlem boarding house are strapped for cash, they trick a producer into staging a show of Black specialty acts to save their home.
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Details
- Years
- 1948
- Release date
- 1948-09-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (7 votes)
Cast & crew
Moms Mabley
as Moms
- DF
Dusty Fletcher
as Dusty
- MW
Marcellus Wilson
as Jerry
- MC
Marie Cooke
as Lila Foster
- AS
Augustus Smith
as Norman Norman
- JJ
John D. Lee Jr.
as Stanley
Emory Richardson
as Simon
- HC
Harold Cromer
as Moofty
- SE
Sidney Easton
as Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
- FR
Freddie Robinson
as Freddie
Directed by Josh Binney