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Cabin in the Sky

MOVIE • 1943

Cabin in the Sky

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 51
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Top 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.

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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

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Fletcher Rivers

Third Idea Man

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Leon James Poke

Fourth Idea Man

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Bill Bailey

Bill

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Ford Washington Lee

Messenger Boy

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Film

Status

Released

Release

March 24, 1943

Runtime

98 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$662,141

Revenue

$1,606,624

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