Cabin in the Sky (1943)

  • NR
  • 03/24/1943 (US)
  • Music, Fantasy
  • 1h 38m

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

Overview

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.

Joseph Schrank

Screenplay

Lynn Root

Novel

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Marc Connelly

Writer

Cast

Ethel Waters's headshot

Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson's headshot

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne's headshot

Lena Horne

Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong's headshot

Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram's headshot

Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer's headshot

Kenneth Spencer

The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett's headshot

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk's headshot

Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

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