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Cabin in the Sky (1943)

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

  • Mar 24, 1943
  • 1h 38m
  • NR

6.5/10

TMDB user score
51 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 music and fantasy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. Its leading cast includes Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne. It runs for 1 hour 38 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 38 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
6.5/10 from 51 TMDB votes

Trailer

Cabin in the Sky (1943) Original Trailer · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Fletcher Rivers Third Idea Man
  • Leon James Poke Fourth Idea Man
  • Bill Bailey Bill
  • Ford Washington Lee Messenger Boy
  • Butterfly McQueen Lily
  • Ruby Dandridge Mrs. Kelso
  • Nick Stewart Dude
  • Ernest Whitman Jim Henry

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