Music ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 38m

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky poster
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Cast
Ethel Waters as Petunia Jackson Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson Lena Horne as Georgia Brown Louis Armstrong as The Trumpeter Rex Ingram as Lucius / Lucifer Jr. Kenneth Spencer as The General / Rev. Greene
Crew
Sidney Wagner — Director of Photography Harold F. Kress — Editor George Stoll — Original Music Composer Roger Edens — Original Music Composer George Bassman — Original Music Composer Hall Johnson — Original Music Composer
Tagline

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Cabin in the Sky — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
angelprayerhellsingerchurchgambler
Key Collaborators
Vincente Minnelli Director Sidney Wagner Director of Photography Harold F. Kress Editor George Stoll Original Music Composer Roger Edens Original Music Composer George Bassman Original Music Composer Hall Johnson Original Music Composer Joseph Schrank Screenplay Marc Connelly Writer Lynn Root Novel Arthur Freed Producer
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