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Cabin in the Sky

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.

1943 |1h 38m |  Music, Fantasy

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Cast

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Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

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Lena Horne

Georgia Brown

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Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter

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Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

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John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Domino Johnson

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Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

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Mantan Moreland

First Idea Man

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Willie Best

Second Idea Man

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Butterfly McQueen

Lily

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Nick Stewart

Dude

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Ernest Whitman

Jim Henry

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Vivian Dandridge

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

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Joel Fluellen

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

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William Gillespie

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

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Suzette Harbin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Glenn Leedy

Boy in Church (uncredited)

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Juanita Moore

Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Florence O'Brien

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Clinton Rosemond

Doctor (uncredited)

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Archie Savage

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$662,141.00

Revenue

$1,606,624.00