Cabin in the Sky (1943)

03/24/1943 (US) • 1h 38m

Music, Fantasy

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

First Idea Man


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$662,141.00

Revenue

$1,606,624.00

Keywords

angel

prayer

hell

singer

church

gambler

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