Cabin in the Sky
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
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Release Date
3/24/1943Runtime
98 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$662,141Revenue
$1,606,624Homepage
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A joyful musical fantasy where a gambling man gets a second chance at salvation, caught between angels and devils in a battle for his soul set to song and spectacle. It's a light-hearted spiritual parable wrapped in comedy and music.
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Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers
Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke
Fourth Idea Man
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