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Cabin in the Sky (1943)

"At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!"

6.5/10 1h 38m Mar 24, 1943
Music Fantasy

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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Movie Details

Original Title Cabin in the Sky
Original Language EN
Budget $662,141
Revenue $1,606,624
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Popularity: 4.5
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Popularity: 1.4
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Popularity: 0.7
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Popularity: 1.4
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Popularity: 3.9
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Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene
Popularity: 0.1
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Popularity: 0.1
Oscar Polk
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Popularity: 0.2
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
Popularity: 0.8
Willie Best
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Popularity: 2.0
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Fletcher Rivers
Third Idea Man
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Leon James Poke
Fourth Idea Man
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay Joseph Schrank
Producer Arthur Freed
Music Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
Editor Harold F. Kress
Writer Marc Connelly

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

angel prayer hell singer church gambler

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Details
Release Date March 24, 1943
Runtime 1h 38m
Budget $662,141
Revenue $1,606,624
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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