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Cabin in the Sky (1943)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Vincente Minnelli
  • Profile picture of Ethel Waters
    Petunia Jackson Ethel Waters
  • Profile picture of Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  • Profile picture of Lena Horne
    Georgia Brown Lena Horne
  • Profile picture of Louis Armstrong
    The Trumpeter Louis Armstrong
  • Profile picture of Rex Ingram
    Lucius / Lucifer Jr. Rex Ingram
  • Profile picture of John 'Bubbles' Sublett
    Domino Johnson John 'Bubbles' Sublett
  • Profile picture of Oscar Polk
    The Deacon / Fleetfoot Oscar Polk
  • Profile picture of Mantan Moreland
    First Idea Man Mantan Moreland

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Keywords

  • angel
  • prayer
  • hell
  • singer
  • church
  • gambler