Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
Starring Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
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.

Runtime: 98 min.     Rating: 6.5     DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Fantasy,Music
Keywords: angel,hell,prayer,shooting,singer,church,gambler
Cast
Ethel Waters
   Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
   Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
   Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
   The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
   Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
   The General / Rev. Greene
John W. Bubbles
   Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
   The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
   First Idea Man
Willie Best
   Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers
   Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke
   Fourth Idea Man
Bill Bailey
   Bill
Ford Washington Lee
   Messenger Boy
Butterfly McQueen
   Lily
Ruby Dandridge
   Mrs. Kelso
Nick Stewart
   Dude
Ernest Whitman
   Jim Henry
Jules Adger
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Doris Ake
   Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron
Juliette Ball
   Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Lennie Bluett
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Bernard Bradley
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Daisy Bufford
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Jas. Burch
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Curry Lee Calmes
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Rita Christiani
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger
Vivian Dandridge
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
June Decuire
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Dorothea Durham
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Duke Ellington
   Duke Ellington
Byron Ellis
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Joel Fluellen
   Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Louise Franklin
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
William Gillespie
   Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep'
Suzette Harbin
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Avanelle Harris
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Kathleen Hartsfield
   Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise
Maggie Hathaway
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Cleo Herndon
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Lawaune Ingram
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Bobby Johnson
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Glenn Leedy
   Boy in Church
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
   Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love'
Juanita Moore
   Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer
Tommie Moore
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Jieno Moxzer
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Florence O'Brien
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Neva Peoples
   Dancer / Jim Henry Patron
Amanda Randolph
   Churchgoer
Louise Ritchie
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
Henry Phace Roberts
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Carmencita Romero
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Clinton Rosemond
   Doctor
Archie Savage
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Edward C. Short
   Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep'
Johnny Thomas
   Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron
Ernestine Wade
   Churchgoer
Arthur Walker
   Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep'
Artie Young
   Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence