Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation! 1943-04-09 United States of America 98 Min. PG-13
6.3 37 votes

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.

Cast

Ethel Waters is Petunia Jackson
Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson is Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne is Georgia Brown
Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong is The Trumpeter
The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram is Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer is The General / Rev. Greene
The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett is Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk is The Deacon / Fleetfoot
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland is First Idea Man
First Idea Man
Willie Best is Second Idea Man
Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers is Third Idea Man
Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke is Fourth Idea Man
Fourth Idea Man