Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
In this musical, Little Joe, an inveterate gambler, promises his wife Petunia he'll reform and confess his sins at church, but he slips out the side door to play craps at the Paradise club; he's shot and brought home with a mortal wound. Petunia offers powerful prayers, and Joe gets a six-month reprieve. Heaven's forces, led by the General, and those below, led by Lucifer Jr., try to pull Joe their way. Lucifer Jr. has a not-so-secret weapon, the sultry Georgia Brown, and his idea men cook up a great scheme to win Joe's soul. The General has Joe's good intentions and Petunia's inventiveness. Will she and Joe reach their cabin in the sky?
Direction Vincente Minnelli · Busby Berkeley
Cast Ethel Waters · Eddie "Rochester" Anderson · Lena Horne · Louis Armstrong · Rex Ingram · Kenneth Spencer · John William Sublett · Oscar Polk · Mantan Moreland · Willie Best · Fletcher Rivers · Leon James Poke · Ford Washington Lee · Bill Bailey
Soundtrack George Bassman · Roger Edens
Screenplay Marc Connelly · Lyn Root · Joseph Schrank
Cinematography Sidney Wagner
Original title Cabin in the Sky
6.1
130 votes (FilmAffinity)
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