Cabin in the Sky (1943)
24/03/1943
Music, Fantasy
1h 38m
- 65% (46 votes)
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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.
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Marc ConnellyWriter
- Joseph SchrankScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$662,141
Revenue
$1,606,624
Keywords
- angel
- prayer
- hell
- singer
- church
- gambler
Top Billed Cast
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
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