Movie Description
Cabin in the Sky
(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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Vincente Minnelli
- Producer : Arthur Freed
- Writer : Marc Connelly
- Editor : Harold F. Kress
- Cast : Ethel Waters,Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson,Lena Horne,Louis Armstrong,Rex Ingram,Kenneth Spencer,John 'Bubbles' Sublett,Oscar Polk,Mantan Moreland,Willie Best,Fletcher Rivers,Leon James Poke,Bill Bailey,Ford Washington Lee,Butterfly McQueen,Ruby Dandridge,Nick Stewart,Ernest Whitman,Jules Adger,Doris Ake,Juliette Ball,Lennie Bluett,Bernard Bradley,Daisy Bufford,Jas. Burch,Curry Lee Calmes,Rita Christiani,Vivian Dandridge,June Decuire,Dorothea Durham,Duke Ellington,Byron Ellis,Joel Fluellen,Louise Franklin,William Gillespie,Suzette Harbin,Avanelle Harris,Kathleen Hartsfield,Maggie Hathaway,Cleo Herndon,Lawaune Ingram,Bobby Johnson,Glenn Leedy,Meade 'Lux' Lewis,Juanita Moore,Tommie Moore,Jieno Moxzer,Florence O'Brien,Neva Peoples,Amanda Randolph,Louise Ritchie,Henry Phace Roberts,Carmencita Romero,Clinton Rosemond,Archie Savage,Edward C. Short,Johnny Thomas,Ernestine Wade,Arthur Walker,Artie Young,Juano Hernández
Cast
Petunia Jackson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Georgia Brown
The Trumpeter
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
The General / Rev. Greene
Domino Johnson
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
First Idea Man
Second Idea Man
Third Idea Man
Fourth Idea Man
Bill
Messenger Boy
Lily
Mrs. Kelso
Dude
Jim Henry
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Neighbor (uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
What Dreams May Come
7.199
Switch
5.892
City of Angels
6.81
Bedazzled
6.2
Made in Heaven
6.568
San Francisco
6.6
Ghost
7.233
Come Sunday
5.831
What if...
6.9
Good Fortune
6.891
Praise This
7.2
Teen Spirit
6.041
Chances Are
6.598
Ruth & Boaz
7.515
Date with an Angel
6.761
Beckman
6
The Heavenly Kid
6.545
Moll Flanders
6.081
Facts
Original TitleCabin in the Sky
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-03-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 38m
Budget₹ 662141
Revenue₹ 1606624
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Music
- Fantasy
