SBK Picture Show: "Boarding House Blues", 1948

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.

Plot summary

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)

• James Cross as Stump

• Eddie Hartman as Stumpy

• Lee Norman as Themselves

• 'Crip' Heard as Himself (one-legged dancer)

• Edgar Martin as Joe