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1943

Cabin in the Sky

TMDB 6.5

1h 38m · 24 Mar 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.

Directed byVincente Minnelli

Cast

  • Ethel WatersPetunia Jackson
  • Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonJoseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
  • Lena HorneGeorgia Brown
  • Louis ArmstrongThe Trumpeter
  • Rex IngramLucius / Lucifer Jr.
  • Kenneth SpencerThe General / Rev. Greene
  • John 'Bubbles' SublettDomino Johnson
  • Oscar PolkThe Deacon / Fleetfoot
  • Mantan MorelandFirst Idea Man
  • Willie BestSecond Idea Man

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