# Boarding House Blues

Title: Boarding House Blues Summary: Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home. Directed by: Josh Binney Actors: Moms Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Marcellus Wilson Production Company: All-American News Release Date: September 1948 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 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.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1948
- Runtime: 1 h 26 min
- By: All-American News
- Genres: Music
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/BoardingHouseBlues1948)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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