Cabin in the Sky (1943)

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.

Directing:
  • Busby Berkeley
  • Vincente Minnelli

Writing:
  • Joseph Schrank
  • Lynn Root
  • Marc Connelly

Stars:
Release Date: 1943-03-24
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 98
  • Budget: $662,141
  • Revenue: $1,606,624
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstro...
The Trumpeter
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Roches...
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Nick Stewart
Nick Stewart
Dude
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Oscar Polk
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Morela...
First Idea Man
Willie Best
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Butterfly McQueen
Butterfly McQ...
Lily
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitma...
Jim Henry
Vivian Dandridge
Vivian Dandri...
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellingto...
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
William Gillespie
William Gille...
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin
Suzette Harbi...
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Glenn Leedy
Glenn Leedy
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Florence O'Brien
Florence O'Br...
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Clinton Rosemond
Clinton Rosem...
Doctor (uncredited)
Archie Savage
Archie Savage
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Eddie
Eddie "Roches...
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
John W. Bubbles
John W. Bubbl...
Domino Johnson
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
John 'Bubbles...
Domino Johnson
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