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Boarding House Blues

  • 1948
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
158
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Boarding House Blues (1948)
Musical

Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.

  • Director
    • Josh Binney
  • Writer
    • Hal Seeger
  • Stars
    • Moms Mabley
    • Dusty Fletcher
    • Marcellus Wilson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    158
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Josh Binney
    • Writer
      • Hal Seeger
    • Stars
      • Moms Mabley
      • Dusty Fletcher
      • Marcellus Wilson
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast26

    Moms Mabley
    Moms Mabley
    • Moms
    • (as Jackie Mabley)
    Dusty Fletcher
    • Dusty
    Marcellus Wilson
    • Jerry
    Marie Cooke
    • Lila Foster
    Augustus Smith
    • Norman Norman
    Johnny Lee
    • Stanley
    • (as John D. Lee Jr.)
    Emory Richardson
    • Simon
    Harold Cromer
    • Moofty
    Sidney Easton
    • Boo Boo
    • (as Sid Easton)
    Freddie Robinson
    • Freddie
    John 'Spider Bruce' Mason
    • Boarders (with 'company')
    • (as John Mason)
    John Riano
    • Steggy - the Ape
    Lucky Millinder
    • Self
    Una Mae Carlisle
    • Self
    Bull Moose Jackson
    Bull Moose Jackson
    • Self
    Warren Berry
    • As The Berry Brothers
    Ananias Berry
    • As The Berry Brothers
    • (as Nyas Berry)
    Anistine Allen
    • Self
    • Director
      • Josh Binney
    • Writer
      • Hal Seeger
    • All cast & crew
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    • Quotes
      • Moms: Sure, I like Cab Calloway. Everybody talks about it. I know it. Say Cab treats me like a dog. He does. Treats me like a dog? He called me a dog. Yes, he did. What did he call me? "An old dog". Sometime, I wish I was a dog and he was a tree. I'd get even, I'm telling you that much!
    • Connections
      Edited into SanKofa Theater: Boarding House Blues (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      GIMME
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      Performed by John 'Spider Bruce' Mason and Company

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • All-American News
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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