Boarding House Blues (1948)

In order to save their home, tenants of a boarding house put on a show.

Cast (24)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Moms Mabley

Moms

D

Dusty Fletcher

Dusty

M

Marcellus Wilson

Jerry

M

Marie Cooke

Lila Foster

A

Augustus Smith

Norman Norman

J

John D. Lee Jr.

Stanley

Emory Richardson

Simon

H

Harold Cromer

Moofty

S

Sidney Easton

Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)

F

Freddie Robinson

Freddie

J

John 'Spider Bruce' Mason

Boarders

J

John Riano

Steggy

L

Lucky Millinder

Himself

U

Una Mae Carlisle

Herself

B

Bull Moose Jackson

Himself

W

Warren Berry

Himself

N

Nyas Berry

Himself

A

Anistine Allen

Herself

P

Paul Breckenridge

Himself

J

James Cross

Stump

E

Eddie Hartman

Stumpy

L

Lee Norman

Themself

'

'Crip' Heard

Himself

E

Edgar Martin

Joe

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