Watch Cabin in the Sky (1943) Official Trailer
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 24, 1943 1h 38m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
March 24, 1943
Genre
Music, Fantasy, Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$662,141
Revenue
$1,606,624
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Ethel Waters
as Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
as Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
as The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
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Kenneth Spencer
as The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
as The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
as First Idea Man
Willie Best
as Second Idea Man
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Fletcher Rivers
as Third Idea Man
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Leon James Poke
as Fourth Idea Man
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Bill Bailey
as Bill
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Ford Washington Lee
as Messenger Boy
Butterfly McQueen
as Lily
Ruby Dandridge
as Mrs. Kelso
Nick Stewart
as Dude
Ernest Whitman
as Jim Henry
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Jules Adger
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Doris Ake
as Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerLoew's Incorporated
Cabin in the Sky Official Trailer 1943
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