Cabin in the Sky
movie
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
Released March 24, 1943
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.
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
Crew
Vincente Minnelli
as
Director
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Joseph Schrank
as
Screenplay
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Lynn Root
as
Novel
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Arthur Freed
as
Producer
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Ford Dabney
as
Songs
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Mercer Ellington
as
Music
Harold Arlen
as
Songs
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Vernon Duke
as
Songs
E.Y. Harburg
as
Lyricist
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Ted Fetter
as
Lyricist
Duke Ellington
as
Music
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Cecil Mack
as
Lyricist