Boarding House Blues is a 1948 English-language Musical film written by Hal Seeger and directed by Josh Binney and produced by E.m. Glucksman under the banner of All-American News. 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. Written by Rod Crawford. Boarding house blues stars See Below, Moms Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Marcellus Wilson, Marie Cooke, Augustus Smith and Lucky Millinder And His Band. Cinematography was done by Sydney Zucker. The movie has a running time of 90 minutes.