Boarding House Blues 1948 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Josh Binney Cast: Moms Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Lucky Millinder, Marcellus Wilson, Marie Cooke, Augustus Smith, John D. Lee Jr., Emory Richardson, Harold Cromer, Sidney Easton
Moms' (Moms Mabley) boarding house in Harlem must shut down unless funding can be found. The solution: inhabitants of the house put on a comedy, dance, and musical vaudeville show. A few good acts by the all-Black cast.
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Chloe, Love Is Calling You 1934 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Drama / Horror aka: Chloe
Director: Marshall Neilan Cast: Olive Borden, Reed Howes, Georgette Harvey, Philip Ober, Francis Joyner, Augustus Smith, Jess Cavin, Richard Huey, Molly O'Day
A Black voodoo priestess, Mandy (Georgette Harvey), and her daughter, Chloe (Olive Borden), leave the swamps to take revenge against Colonel Gordon (Francis Joyner) who led the mob that killed Mandy's husband 20 years ago. When it is revealed that Chloe is really the Colonel's daughter, Mandy calls for the sacrifice rituals to be performed on Chloe.
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| 1. Boarding House Blues (1948)
2. Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934) aka: Chloe
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