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Cabin in the Sky

1943 · 1h 38m · Music · Fantasy · Comedy

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

IMDb
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes
81%

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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.

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Cast

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Georgia Brown

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Kenneth Spencer

The General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Domino Johnson

Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

First Idea Man

Willie Best

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

Butterfly McQueen

Lily

Ruby Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

Mrs. Kelso

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
March 24, 1943
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
NR
Budget
$662,141
Revenue
$1,606,624
Genres
Music, Fantasy, Comedy

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