Boarding House Blues
| Boarding House Blues | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Josh Binney |
| Written by | Hal Seeger (writer) |
| Produced by | E.M. Glucksman (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Sydney Zucker |
Production company | |
Release date | 1948 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Boarding House Blues is a 1948 American race film directed by Josh Binney. It was the penultimate feature film of All-American News, a company that made newsreels for black Americans.[1][2]
Premise
When Mom's boarding house is threatened with closure and eviction of the tenants due to non-payments, Mom's tenants get together to put on a show to raise the money needed to save Mom and their home.
Cast
- Moms Mabley as Moms
- Dusty Fletcher as Dusty
- Marcellus Wilson as Jerry
- Marie Cooke as Lila Foster
- Augustus Smith as Norman Norman
- John D. Lee Jr. as Stanley
- Emory Richardson as Simon
- Harold Cromer as Moofty
- Sidney Easton as Boo Boo
- Freddie Robinson as Freddie
- John Mason as Boarders (with "company")
- John Riano as Steggy (the ape)
- Lucky Millinder as Himself (bandleader)
- Una Mae Carlisle as Herself (singer)
- Bull Moose Jackson as Himself (singer)
- Warren Berry as One of Berry Brothers
- Nyas Berry as One of Berry Brothers
- Anistine Allen as Herself (singer)
- Paul Breckenridge as Himself (singer)
- Eddie Hartman as Stumpy
- Lee Norman as Themselves
- 'Crip' Heard as Himself (one-legged dancer)
- Edgar Martin as Joe
Soundtrack
- John Mason and Company – "Gimme"
- The Berry Brothers – "You'll Never Know" (Written by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon)
- Una Mae Carlisle – "Throw It out of Your Mind" (Written by Louis Armstrong and Billy Kyle)
- Una Mae Carlisle – "It Ain't Like That" (Written by Hot Lips Page)
- Stump and Stumpy – "We've Got Rhythm to Spare"
- Paul Breckenridge with Lucky Millinder band "We Slumber"
- Anistine Allen with Lucky Millinder band – "Let It Roll"
- Bull Moose Jackson with Lucky Millinder band – "Yes I Do"
Notes
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/company/co0045718/
- ^ pp. 3–4 Moon, Spencer Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997
External links
- Boarding House Blues at IMDb
- Boarding House Blues is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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