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Cabin in the Sky

Vincente Minnelli

1943 • 1h 38m

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...

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943) Original Trailer

Cast

Ethel Waters

Ethel WatersPetunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonJoseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne

Lena HorneGeorgia Brown

Louis Armstrong

Louis ArmstrongThe Trumpeter

Rex Ingram

Rex IngramLucius / Lucifer Jr.

Kenneth SpencerThe General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' SublettDomino Johnson

Oscar Polk

Oscar PolkThe Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

Mantan MorelandFirst Idea Man

Willie Best

Willie BestSecond Idea Man

Fletcher RiversThird Idea Man

Leon James PokeFourth Idea Man

Bill BaileyBill

Ford Washington LeeMessenger Boy

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueenLily

Crew

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente MinnelliDirector

Harold Arlen

Harold ArlenSongs

E.Y. Harburg

E.Y. HarburgLyricist

Duke Ellington

Duke EllingtonMusic

George Stoll

George StollOriginal Music Composer

Irene

IreneCostume Supervisor

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerSound Director

Marc Connelly

Marc ConnellyWriter

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