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Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

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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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Budget

$662141

Revenue

$1606624

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.512/10

Release Date

24 March 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Georgia Brown

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Kenneth Spencer

Kenneth Spencer

The General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Domino Johnson

Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

First Idea Man

Willie Best

Willie Best

Second Idea Man

Fletcher Rivers

Fletcher Rivers

Third Idea Man

Leon James Poke

Leon James Poke

Fourth Idea Man

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Bill

Ford Washington Lee

Ford Washington Lee

Messenger Boy

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen

Lily

Ruby Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

Mrs. Kelso

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Dude

Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Jim Henry

Jules Adger

Jules Adger

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Doris Ake

Doris Ake

Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Juliette Ball

Juliette Ball

Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Lennie Bluett

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Bernard Bradley

Bernard Bradley

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Daisy Bufford

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jas. Burch

Jas. Burch

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Curry Lee Calmes

Curry Lee Calmes

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Rita Christiani

Rita Christiani

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

Vivian Dandridge

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

June Decuire

June Decuire

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Dorothea Durham

Dorothea Durham

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Byron Ellis

Byron Ellis

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

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

Louise Franklin

Louise Franklin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

William Gillespie

William Gillespie

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin

Suzette Harbin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

Avanelle Harris

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Kathleen Hartsfield

Kathleen Hartsfield

Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)

Maggie Hathaway

Maggie Hathaway

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Cleo Herndon

Cleo Herndon

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lawaune Ingram

Lawaune Ingram

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

Bobby Johnson

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Glenn Leedy

Glenn Leedy

Boy in Church (uncredited)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

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

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Tommie Moore

Tommie Moore

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jieno Moxzer

Jieno Moxzer

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Florence O'Brien

Florence O'Brien

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Neva Peoples

Neva Peoples

Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)

Amanda Randolph

Amanda Randolph

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Louise Ritchie

Louise Ritchie

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Henry Phace Roberts

Henry Phace Roberts

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Carmencita Romero

Carmencita Romero

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

Clinton Rosemond

Doctor (uncredited)

Archie Savage

Archie Savage

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Edward C. Short

Edward C. Short

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Johnny Thomas

Johnny Thomas

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Ernestine Wade

Ernestine Wade

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Arthur Walker

Arthur Walker

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Artie Young

Artie Young

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Neighbor (uncredited)

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