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Boarding House Blues is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 september 1948 with Moms Mabley

Boarding House Blues (1948)

Boarding House Blues
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Released in USA 1 september 1948
Length 1h30
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating65% 3.2727453.2727453.2727453.2727453.272745

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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Moms Mabley

(Moms)
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