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Cabin in the Sky

63% | Mar 24, 1943 | Music, Fantasy

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.

Featured Crew

Joseph Schrank
Screenplay
Lynn Root
Novel

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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