Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943
1h 38m
6.5

6.5/10

47 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $662,141

Revenue: $1,606,624

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 24, 1943
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0035703

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

Key Crew

Joseph Schrank
Screenplay
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Arthur Freed
Producer
Marc Connelly
Writer