Movies by Josh Binney
As a director:
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That's Black Entertainment: Celebrating Legendary Black Comedians (2006)
Cast: Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Freddie Robinson …
Directed by: Josh Binney, Walid Khaldi
Honoring African-American films from the 1920s through the 1950s, this documentary explores comedies of the period and pays particular attention to the vaudeville numbers of Boarding House…
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Boarding House Blues (1948)
Cast: Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Jackie Mabley, Dusty Fletcher …
Directed by: Josh Binney
This 1948 gem, set in a Harlem boardinghouse run by comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley, portrays the heroic efforts of the "tenants" to prevent the place from closing its doors. To raise funds to…
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Killer Diller (1948)
Cast: Dusty Fletcher, Nat King Cole, Butterfly McQueen …
Directed by: Josh Binney
A killer lineup of top black performers is featured in this 1948 musical about an Apollo Theatre-type variety show. The talent includes the Nat "King" Cole Trio, Jackie "Moms" Mabley,…