Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.

Date of release
1943-03-24
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (51)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Music, Fantasy, Comedy
Director
Vincente Minnelli

Casting

  • Ethel Waters — Petunia Jackson
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson — Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
  • Lena Horne — Georgia Brown
  • Louis Armstrong — The Trumpeter
  • Rex Ingram — Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
  • Kenneth Spencer — The General / Rev. Greene
  • John 'Bubbles' Sublett — Domino Johnson
  • Oscar Polk — The Deacon / Fleetfoot
  • Mantan Moreland — First Idea Man
  • Willie Best — Second Idea Man
  • Fletcher Rivers — Third Idea Man
  • Leon James Poke — Fourth Idea Man

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