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Cabin in the Sky

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.

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Origin Country

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Streaming:

Released: Status
1943-03-24: Release Date
$662,141.00: Budget
$1,606,624.00: Revenue
0.6032: Popularity
1h 38min: Runtime
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!: Tagline
47: Vote Count

Cast

Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Kenneth Spencer

The General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Willie Best

Second Idea Man

Fletcher Rivers

Leon James Poke

Fourth Idea Man

Bill Bailey

Ford Washington Lee

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen

Ruby Dandridge

Nick Stewart

Ernest Whitman

Jules Adger

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Doris Ake

Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Juliette Ball

Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Bernard Bradley

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jas. Burch

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Curry Lee Calmes

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Rita Christiani

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

Vivian Dandridge

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

June Decuire

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Dorothea Durham

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Byron Ellis

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

William Gillespie

William Gillespie

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Kathleen Hartsfield

Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)

Maggie Hathaway

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Cleo Herndon

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lawaune Ingram

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Glenn Leedy

Boy in Church (uncredited)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)

Juanita Moore

Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Tommie Moore

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jieno Moxzer

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Florence O'Brien

Florence O'Brien

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Neva Peoples

Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)

Amanda Randolph

Amanda Randolph

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Louise Ritchie

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Henry Phace Roberts

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Carmencita Romero

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

Clinton Rosemond

Doctor (uncredited)

Archie Savage

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Edward C. Short

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Johnny Thomas

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Ernestine Wade

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Arthur Walker

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Artie Young

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Neighbor (uncredited)

Crew

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

United States of America

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