Boarding House Blues (1948)
Director:
Josh Binney
Actors:
Moms
Dusty
Jerry
Lila Foster
Norman Norman
Genre:
Musical
Rating:
(157 votes)
(157 votes)
Quote:
« 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!
»
Runtime:90 minutes
Plots:
Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.
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.
