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Cabin in the Sky( 1943)

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At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Kenneth Spencer

      The General / Rev. Greene

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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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      Fletcher Rivers

      Third Idea Man

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      Leon James Poke

      Fourth Idea Man

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      Bill Bailey

      Bill

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      Ford Washington Lee

      Messenger Boy

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      Butterfly McQueen

      Lily

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      Ruby Dandridge

      Mrs. Kelso

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      Nick Stewart

      Dude

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      Ernest Whitman

      Jim Henry

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      Jules Adger

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Doris Ake

      Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Juliette Ball

      Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Lennie Bluett

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Bernard Bradley

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Daisy Bufford

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Jas. Burch

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Curry Lee Calmes

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Rita Christiani

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)

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      Vivian Dandridge

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      June Decuire

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Dorothea Durham

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Duke Ellington

      Duke Ellington (uncredited)

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      Byron Ellis

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Joel Fluellen

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

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      Louise Franklin

      Dancer / 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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      Avanelle Harris

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Kathleen Hartsfield

      Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)

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      Maggie Hathaway

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Cleo Herndon

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Lawaune Ingram

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Bobby Johnson

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Glenn Leedy

      Boy in Church (uncredited)

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      Meade 'Lux' Lewis

      Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)

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      Juanita Moore

      Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

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      Tommie Moore

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Jieno Moxzer

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Florence O'Brien

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Neva Peoples

      Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)

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      Amanda Randolph

      Churchgoer (uncredited)

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      Louise Ritchie

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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      Henry Phace Roberts

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Carmencita Romero

      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)

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      Edward C. Short

      Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

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      Johnny Thomas

      Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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      Ernestine Wade

      Churchgoer (uncredited)

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      Arthur Walker

      Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

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      Artie Young

      Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    662141.00

    Revenue

    1606624.00

    Keywords

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