Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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.
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Ethel Waters
as Petunia Jackson
as Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
as Georgia Brown
as Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
as The Trumpeter
as The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
as The General / Rev. Greene
as The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Domino Johnson
as Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
as The Deacon / Fleetfoot
as The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
as First Idea Man
as First Idea Man
Willie Best
as Second Idea Man
as Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers
as Third Idea Man
as Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke
as Fourth Idea Man
as Fourth Idea Man
Bill Bailey
as Bill
as Bill
Ford Washington Lee
as Messenger Boy
as Messenger Boy
Butterfly McQueen
as Lily
as Lily
Ruby Dandridge
as Mrs. Kelso
as Mrs. Kelso
Nick Stewart
as Dude
as Dude
Ernest Whitman
as Jim Henry
as Jim Henry
Jules Adger
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Doris Ake
as Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Juliette Ball
as Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Bernard Bradley
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jas. Burch
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Curry Lee Calmes
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Rita Christiani
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
June Decuire
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dorothea Durham
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Duke Ellington
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Byron Ellis
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
as Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
William Gillespie
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Kathleen Hartsfield
as Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
as Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Maggie Hathaway
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lawaune Ingram
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Glenn Leedy
as Boy in Church (uncredited)
as Boy in Church (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
as Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
as Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Tommie Moore
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jieno Moxzer
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Florence O'Brien
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Neva Peoples
as Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Louise Ritchie
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Henry Phace Roberts
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Carmencita Romero
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Clinton Rosemond
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Archie Savage
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Edward C. Short
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Johnny Thomas
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Arthur Walker
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Artie Young
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Joseph Schrank
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lynn Root
Novel
Novel
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Director
Arthur Freed
Producer
Producer
Ford Dabney
Songs
Songs
Vernon Duke
Songs
Songs
Ted Fetter
Lyricist
Lyricist
E.Y. Harburg
Lyricist
Lyricist
Harold Arlen
Songs
Songs
Duke Ellington
Music
Music
Cecil Mack
Lyricist
Lyricist
Mercer Ellington
Music
Music
George Bassman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Roger Edens
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
George Stoll
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hall Johnson
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Irene
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Albert Lewis
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Sidney Wagner
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Sound Director
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Art Direction
Marc Connelly
Writer
Writer
John La Touche
Lyricist
Lyricist
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