Cabin in the Sky

1943

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

Music
Fantasy

6.5

46

March 24, 1943

1h 38m

Synopsis

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.

Info

Original Title

Cabin in the Sky

Spoken Languages

English

Production Countries

United States of America

Budget

$662,141

Revenue

$1,606,624

Production & Crew

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Cast

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Role: Petunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Role: Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Role: Georgia Brown

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Role: The Trumpeter

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Role: Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Kenneth Spencer

Role: The General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Role: Domino Johnson

Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk

Role: The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Role: First Idea Man

Willie Best

Willie Best

Role: Second Idea Man

Fletcher Rivers

Role: Third Idea Man

Leon James Poke

Role: Fourth Idea Man

Bill Bailey

Role: Bill

Ford Washington Lee

Role: Messenger Boy

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen

Role: Lily

Ruby Dandridge

Ruby Dandridge

Role: Mrs. Kelso

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Role: Dude

Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Role: Jim Henry

Jules Adger

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Doris Ake

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Juliette Ball

Role: Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Bernard Bradley

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jas. Burch

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Curry Lee Calmes

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Rita Christiani

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

Vivian Dandridge

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

June Decuire

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Dorothea Durham

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Role: Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Byron Ellis

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

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

Louise Franklin

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

William Gillespie

William Gillespie

Role: Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin

Suzette Harbin

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Kathleen Hartsfield

Role: Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)

Maggie Hathaway

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Cleo Herndon

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Lawaune Ingram

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Bobby Johnson

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Glenn Leedy

Glenn Leedy

Role: Boy in Church (uncredited)

Meade 'Lux' Lewis

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

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Role: Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Tommie Moore

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Jieno Moxzer

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Florence O'Brien

Florence O'Brien

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Neva Peoples

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)

Amanda Randolph

Amanda Randolph

Role: Churchgoer (uncredited)

Louise Ritchie

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Henry Phace Roberts

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Carmencita Romero

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond

Clinton Rosemond

Role: Doctor (uncredited)

Archie Savage

Archie Savage

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Edward C. Short

Role: Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Johnny Thomas

Role: Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Ernestine Wade

Role: Churchgoer (uncredited)

Arthur Walker

Role: Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

Artie Young

Role: Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Role: Neighbor (uncredited)